Review-Early humans to civilization

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What was mankind's 1st achievement

• Fire

• Farming

• Weapons/tools

• Civilization

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What was mankind's 2nd achievement?

• Weapons

• Fire

• Civilization

• Farming/Agriculture

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What was mankind's 3rd major achievement

• Weapons

• Fire

• Agriculture- Farming

• Civilization

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Mankind used weapons and fire to survive as nomads. Eventually they discovered/learned how to use farming which led to

• The invention of the wheel

• The ice age

• Farmer's tan

• Development of civilization

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The first humans_______________ here from Asia.

• Beringia

• Migrated

• Civilization

• Land bridge

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These first settlers crossed over a_________________

• Mountain

• Tunnel

• Big old wooden bridge

• Land bridge

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This land bridge has been named___________________ by researchers

• Beringia

• Mound Builders

• Landbrigia

• Paleocrossing

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Beringia was formed because of a_____________

• Lack of migration option

• Glacier during the Ice Age

• Early architect project

• major earthquake

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When they settled in one area they started religions and made laws which began the earliest______________

• Civilization

• County

• Stare

• City

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The ancestors of the Native Americans crossed over Beringia, or what it's known as today, the______________

• Bering Straight

• Appalachian Trail

• Green Mile

• Finish Line

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Who were the early Native American groups that developed in the Southwest?

• The Aztecs

• The Hohokam

• The Mayans

• The Incas

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What rivers were near the area where the Hohokam settled?

• Mississippi and Missouri

• Colorado and Rio Grande

• Salt River and Gila River

• Amazon and Nile

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How much rain did the area receive where the Hohokam settled?

• Ten inches a year

• Five inches a year

• Three inches a year

• One inch a year

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What system did the Hohokam build to bring water to their fields?

• Aqueducts

• Wells

• Irrigation canals

• Water towers

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What farming method did the Ancestral Pueblo develop?

• Irrigation canals

• Dry farming

• Terrace farming

• Hydroponics

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What are the Ancestral Pueblo known as?

• River dwellers

• Cliff dwellers

• Forest dwellers

• Desert dwellers

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What is the significance of Mesa Verde for the Ancestral Pueblo?

• It was a trading center

• It was a defensive location

• It was a religious site

• It was a farming area

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What is the main feature of the Ancestral Pueblo's living arrangements?

• Underground homes

• Cliffside dwellings

• Floating houses

• Treehouses

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What is the geographical area where the Ancestral Pueblo settled?

• Rocky Mountains

• Four Corners

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Lakes

• Developed in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys

• Built big mounds (small hills) out of dirt

  • Some were cone shaped

  • some were animal shapes

• Archaeologists call them the "Mound Builders"

• The Adena were the earliest in the Ohio and Mississippi River valley

• Lived in log homes with bark roofs

• Began as Hunter Gatherer society

• ended as a farming community

• Traveled long distances to trade shells and jewelry

• These artifacts that were once buried is evidence of the trade network

• The Hopewell lived in the same time period as the Adena

• The 2 had a lot in common.

• They made jewelry out of shells, mica, and obsidian

• They too traveled for trade purposes

• The Mississippians were the last major civilization

• Very successful farmers

• Grew an abundance of food.

• the population grew.

• The largest city was Cahokia

• Eastern Woodlands- Atlantic ocean to the Mississippi river

• was mostly covered in thick forests

• It covered a huge area and its people were often very different from one another.

• The Seasons guided how people lived.

  • Summer-Fishing, building shelters, gathering wild plants/berries

  • Winter-Men hunted

  • Spring- Begin planting crops

  • Autumn- gather, dry, and store crops for winter.

    • Harvest- Closing farm for the season

      • used new land for next years farm

• The Eastern Woodlands are divided up into the Northeast and Southeast

  • Southeast

    • Thinly wooded

    • mild climate

    • Long growing season

      • All very good for farming

  • Northeast

    • Thicker forests

    • colder climate

    • challenging to farm

      • Natives would cut down and burn all vegetation in one area.

        • All the ash would get mixed with the soil and made it more fertile

          • This was called Slash-and-Burn

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What geographical area do the Eastern Woodlands cover?

• From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains

• From the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean

• From the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico

• From the Appalachian Mountains to the Pacific Ocean

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What type of game did men hunt during the winter in the Eastern Woodlands?

• Lions and tigers

• Deer, rabbits, beavers, and wild turkeys

• Elephants and rhinos

• Kangaroos and koalas

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What activity did women in the Eastern Woodlands primarily engage in during the summer?

• Building skyscrapers

• Fishing in the ocean

• Gathering berries and wild plants

• Mining for gold

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What did the people of the Eastern Woodlands do with their crops in autumn?

• Sold them in the market

• Burned them

• Gathered, dried, and stored them

• Used them as animal feed

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What is the term for the farming method where trees are cut down and burned?

• Crop rotation

• Slash-and-burn

• Terrace farming

• Hydroponics

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What was the climate like in the Southeast region of the Eastern Woodlands?

• Cold and snowy

• Hot and dry

• Mild with a long growing season

• Extremely windy

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Why did the people of the Eastern Woodlands let the land rest for several years after the harvest?

• To build houses on it

• To allow the soil to recover

• To use it for grazing animals

• To turn it into a forest

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What made farming more challenging in the Northeast region of the Eastern Woodlands?

• Frequent earthquakes

• Thick forests

• Lack of water

• High temperatures