Chapter 2 Social Studies

What was the theory of how civilizations developed in the Americas?

• people followed their food across a land bridge

• people took a boat to america

• people were always here

According to the Land Bridge theory, what continent did early could cross into America from?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

What does the word "migration" mean?

• movement of people from place to place

• a group of people living together

• mound builders

The land bridge that people crossed to get to America is now a waterway called

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Bering Sea

• The Black Sea

Agriculture is another word for this

• farming

• mining

• building

How did agriculture change the lives of Americans?

• it changed the kind of food people ate

• It changed the way they lived

• It led to the creation of civilizations! People stopped migrating

• All are correct

What name was given to the people who lived in complex villages and built giant hills out of earth?

• aztecs

• pueblo

• mound builders

What is civilization?

• a movement of people from place to place

• a group of people living together with systems of government

• a theory

The ancient tribe who build structures that were stacked on top of each other and looked like a town.

• Pueblo Indians

• Aztecs

• Hopi

Pueblo is spanish for _______

• mountain

• temple

• town