Ancient Americans Vocabulary Quiz

1. Tami and I are arguing about what to eat for dinner, but we both agree to eat pizza! What word below describes what happened?

• We compromised about what to eat for dinner.
• We bartered about what to eat for dinner.
• We surpluses about what to eat for dinner
• We migrated about what to eat for dinner.

2. What is an archeologist?

• a scientist who looks for and studies evidence from long ago
• an early family member
• movement of people or animals from one place to another
• a culture that developed a complex system of government, education, and religion.

3. A long time ago people would trade or exchange one good for another. What is that called?

• buying and selling
• bartering
• irrigation
• specialize

4. When I moved from Trenton to Ocean City, I had to adjust to my new home. What vocabulary word best describes what happened?

• adapted
• migrated
• compromised
• theorized

5. Archeologists use these objects left behind by people long ago to help us understand the past.

• money
• surplus
• adapt
• artifacts

6. In my family we bake cookies and exchange gifts during certain holidays. What is this called?

• migration
• tradition
• irrigation
• ancestor

7. On Ms. Hanson's farm she planted a lot of apple trees. When she picked those apples she had a lot more than she needed. What vocabulary word describes what happened?

• She had a surplus of apples.
• She had a theory of apples.
• She had barter of apples.
• She had an ancestor of apples.

8. We have been learning about the Land Bridge Theory in class. This theory gives us one idea of how the first Americans came to North America. What is the definition for theory?

• A fact.
• An idea or belief about something that is based on study and research.
• Exchange of goods for other goods.
• To spend time doing one job.

9. My _______________ came from Italy many years ago.

• irrigation
• migration
• civilization
• ancestors

10. movement of people or animals from one place to another

• irrigation
• migration
• specialize
• barter