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Chapter 14 The Americas Practice

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South America
is located both north and south of the Equator
mounds
created by the early people of North America as burial sites
hunter-gatherers
used animals for food, clothing, and shelter
the Caribbean
collective name for islands located east of Central America
Yucatan
home of the Maya
The four geographical areas of the Americas are North America, South America, Central America, and
the Caribbean
A land bridge to Alaska was made possible by which of the following?
last Ice Age
Native Americans preserved their culture by
passing along stories from generation to generation
As farming spread, people began to
settle in one place
Maya __________ were connected by culture, political ties, and trade.
city-states
Next to the king, __________________ held the most power in Maya society.
nobles and priests
The Inuit were the first Native American group in North America to reach and settle in ____________________ .
the coasts of Tundra
The people of the Great Plains lived in cone-shaped tents called _______ .
teepees
Because it was covered by dense forests, the land east of the Mississippi River known as _____________________ .
the Eastern Woodlands
The Maya
used the concept of zero.
Inuit means
"the people."
Each Maya city-state was ruled by
a king.
The Maya people tried to end droughts by
offering gifts to the rain god.
True or False? The Americas are made up of North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
True
True or False? The Rocky Mountains of North America's West Coats are not as high as the Appalachians of the East.
False
True or False? Growing and trading crops helped early Americans form more complex societies.
True
True or False? One difficult challenge faced by the ancient Maya was the sinkholes found in southern Mexico and Central America.
False
True or False? The Hopi of the Southwest built homes from adobe.
True
hogan
Navajo home
Mesoamerica
region between central Mexico and Costa Rica
isthmus
narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies
What is adobe?
sun-dried mud bricks
According to some scientists, how did ancient people cross from Asia to North America?
using a land bridge
What was the biggest reason the Maya wanted captives in war?
to work the land
Where was the Maya civilization located?
in a dense rain forest
Hunter-gatherers
moved constantly in search of food
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