Unit 1 Section 1 Prehistory

A person that travels all the time in search of food

• nomad

• Native American

• empire

The way of life of a people in one place and time

• glacier

• nomad

• civilization

a huge sheet of moving ice

• empire

• beringia

• glacier

The territories and people under the control of one ruler

• civilization

• empire

• nomads

What is the name of the land bridge crossed by the nomads thousands of years ago?

• The Beringia

• The Bering Sea

• Siberia

How many thousands of years ago did the first nomads arrived in the Americas?

• 2021

• 15,000-18,000 years ago

• 10,000 years ago

Why did the nomads travel to the Americas?

• in search of food

• to find new land and build houses

• to farm

What is the name of the most ancient civilization that settled in Mexico?

• The Maya

• The Incas

• The Olmecs

What kinds of crops did the Mayan's plant?

• Rice, potatoes

• Corn, squash, tomato, cocoa

• fish, meat

Which ancient Native American civilization has a capital called Tenochtitlan?

• The Aztecs

• The Maya

• The Olmecs