Chapter 1 - The First Americans

The time period of cold temperatures when part of the earth was covered in sheets of ice was called the _______.

• Ice Age

• Dark Ages

• Age of Enlightenment

• Middle Ages

People who moved from place to place are ____.

The Iroquois and Cherokee were known for forming complex ______institutions?

• political

• religious

• sports

• educational

Native Americans that moved from place to place often used ______________________ for their shelter because they were easy move.

• tepees

• hogans

• adobe houses

• campers

What was name of the land bridge early people crossed between Siberia and Alaska?

• Beringia

• Brooklyn

• Golden Gate

• I-70

A ____ is where religious leaders were in charge of the government.

• theocracy

• democracy

• plutocracy

• dictatorship

___ were people who relied on hunting for and gathering their food rather than raising it.

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Food Finders

• Personal Shoppers

• Native Americans

What type of empire were the Aztecs known for having?

• Military

• Farming

• Peaceful

• Nomadic

The Mayans developed a writing system using symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds called ____.

• Alphabet

• Script

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

The tops of Mayan ____ were used for government and religious buildings.

• Pyramids

• Homes

• Mounds

• Cities