Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Which type of government gets their power from religious tradition?

• Democracy
• Theocracy
• Monarchy
• Dictatorship

What test would be the best way to analyze the date of a fossil or artifact?

• Carbon Ray test
• Artifact testing
• Archaeological dating
• Carbon Dating

The scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence.

• history
• archaeology
• anthropology
• geography

Who are nomads?

• people who live far away
• people who move from place to place
• people who work with animals
• hunters

A group of governments linked together

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

• Federation

Group of related families

• Channel

• Clan

• Pueblo society

• Family holders

Official Inca language

• Palenque
• Quechua
• Cuzco
• Tenochtitlan

What is a knotted string used by Incan government officials and traders for record keeping called?

• Quipu
• Quecha
• Eclipse
• Maize

What is a system of farming on sides of hills and mountains?

• Terrace Farming
• Slash and Burn Agriculture
• Eclipse
• Hieroglyphs 

A system of writing using signs and symbols, used by the Mayan and other cultures

• hieroglyphics
• quipu
• aqueduct
• maize