Chapter 1 The First Americans

What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?

• Machu Pichu

• Cuzco

• Tenochtitlan

Which group of people lived in igloos and wore sealskin clothing?

• Mound Builders

• Inuit

• Anasazi

• Maya

The discovery of ___________ turned nomads into farmers.

• tomatoes

• beans

• maize

• chocolate

Which civilization built terraces for farming?

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which civilization settled in the Andes Mountains of South America?

• Olmec

• Inca

• Aztec

• Maya

Beringia was a

• narrow body of water

• lost city

• land bridge

• ancient civilization

The Mayans were able to create a _______ with their knowledge of the sun and stars.

• wheel

• pyramids

• calendar

• pueblos

What is a long period of little rainfall?

• drought

• artifact

• federation

• terrace

The lives of the Native Americans changed forever when

• there was a lack of food

• the climate changed

• the Europeans arrived

• wars broke out

What animal became important to the Plains people during hunting and warfare?

• horses

• mastodons

• woolly mammoths

• bison