1. Study Guide Chapter 1

2. They walked across the bridge 1. What is one theory how early people migrated from Asia to the Americans?

3. The hunters followed the animals 2. What is one theory why early people migrated from Asia to America?

4. They hunted the animals 3. How did early Americans get food during the Ice Age?

5. Wherever food was found. 4. Where did most people live during the Ice Age?

6. They became hunter-gathers 5. What did the people do when the animals died out?

7. They settled in one place. 6. How did agriculture (farming) help change the way of life?

8. They were well organized 7. What did we learned about the Mound Builders for being able to build such enormous structures?

9. Burial places for important chiefs 8. Why were the mounds built?

10. The Inuit 9. Who traveled from Asia to America and stayed near the Arctic Ocean?

11. They were the first to use irrigation, grew corn, squash, beans, and pumpkins, and were known as the “Cliff Dwellers” 10. What do we know about the Anasazi?

12. They dug ditches to carry water from streams to their crops. 11. How did the Anasazi become successful farmers in the desert?

13. They hunted walruses, they developed the kayak, and they built igloos. 12. What do we know about the Inuit?

14. farming 13. In which area were the Maya extremely successful?

15. They began to specialize. 14. What was the result of the Mayas food surplus?

16. A calendar 15. What did the Mayan study of the sun, moon, and stars develop?

17. They created floating gardens, carved terraces into hillsides, and developed irrigation systems. 16. How did the Aztecs get more land for farming?

18. By conquering other people. 17. How did the Aztecs extend their borders to reach from the Atlantic to the pacific Oceans?

19. Compare the Mayas, the Aztecs, and the Incas.