5th Grade Unit 1: A New World Rising

Which is NOT a theory how the first humans migrated to the Americas?

• walked across a frozen land bridge

• sailed from Africa and Europe

• Took a Coastal Route

• Solutrean Hypothesis

Drag the correct answer: Paleo Indians ......​ (a)  

• nomads who hunted and gathered for food
• planted large farms
• stayed in one place for a long time
• lived in large cities and traded for food

A highly organized society with advanced arts, sciences, government, and its own writing system is called.....

• Native Americans

• culture

• civilization

• religion

These people could be found here....

• Haida

• Adena/Mound Builders

• Taino

• None of the people listed

True or False: A culture group is defined as people who have shared beliefs, values, behaviors, customs, and artifacts.

• TRUE

• FALSE

These people could be found at the place shown (Western Canada)

• Adena

• Haida

• Taino

• The Minions

These people lived here:

• Santa and Mrs. Claus

• Haida

• Adena

• Taino

Put the information in the correct category

Groups:

(a) Aztec

,

(b) Maya

,

(c) Inca

• lived in the Andes Mountains in South America

• built stone cities

• built bridges and canals because of swampy land

• Inti (sun god) was the most important god

• Itzama (fire god) was their most important god

• Had a legend of an eagle holding a snake

A social institution in which belief systems and rituals are systematically arranged and established

• culture

• wisdom

• religion

• Christmas

Since traveling through the mountains was challenging the Incas did this:

• created boats to travel by water

• made airplanes to fly

• never traveled to other places

• created roads for people to travel on