Ancient Civilization Quiz

15,000 years ago, where did scientists say people came from to travel to America?

• Europe

• South America

• Asia

• Antarctica

The name of the dry, cold bridge of land that people used to cross Asia to get to America:

People had to migrate in order to reach America. What does the word migrate mean?

• To stay in one place permanently.
• To travel only within the same country.
• To move in a circular pattern without a destination.
• To move from one place to another.

Which one of these types of societies planted their own crops?

• Hunting and gathering societies
• Agricultural societies

• Industrial societies
• Nomadic societies

The Aztecs were some of the first people to practice irrigation. What is irrigation?

• The building of systems to bring water to dry fields.

• The natural rainfall that nourishes crops.

• The process of planting seeds in the ground.

• The use of fertilizers to enhance soil quality.

In the story we read about December, what group of ancient people did she go visit the cliff dwellings?

• Inuits

• Mound Builders

• Anasazi

• Mayans

The Mayans rose about 4,000 years ago in what is now known as what?

• North America
• South America
• Central America

• West America

What is the difference between hunter-gatherers and people that practice agriculture?

What was the most common reason ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place? 

• to find employment and an income.

•     to find resources such as food and shelter

• to explore the world

• to find better transportation

Hieroglyphics are ______:

• a system of writing using symbols and pictures
• a method of cooking food
• a type of musical instrument
• a form of ancient pottery