Ch. 1

Jeopardy Review Game

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Fill in the Blank

True or False

Anasazi,Mound Builders,

& Inuit

The Aztecs,Maya, &

Inca EmpiresPotpouri

A long period of extreme cold on Earth is called a

___________.

Ice Agehome

A ____________ means "table" in

spanish

Mesahome

The payment a ruler demands

from his people is called a

____________.

TributeHome

More than is needed is called a

____________

Surplushome

A building shaped like a 3-D triangle is called a

______________

Pyramidhome

Along period without rain is

called a ___________

Droughthome

TRUE OR FALSE The Incas developed

a sophisticated calendar from

watching the stars and planets

FALSE The Maya developed a sophisticated calendar from watching the stars

and planets home

TRUE OR FALSE The Inuit were skilled

farmers

FALSE The Inuit lived in a

cold region so farming was difficult.

They were skilled hunters and fishermen.

home

TRUE OR FALSE The Maya grew a

surplus of food which allowed

them to trade and specialize

TRUEThey used the surplus food to trade for what they needed and not everyone needed to farm, so they could

specializehome

TRUE OR FALSE A climograph shows

the rain and temperature of a region over an

extended period of time

TRUEClimographs show the average rainfall and

temperature of a region for a yearhome

TRUE OR FALSEThe Mound Builders

made mounds so they had a place to collect extra soil.

FALSEThe mounds were used

as burial sites for leaders or were made to honor gods the Mound

Builders worshiped.Home

The fact that the Mound Builders were able to plan and construct such large

mounds out of earth shows which of the following

characteristics:-They were organized

-They were considerate-They were trustworthy

-They were reliable

They were organized

home

Which tribe was responsible for

inventing the kayak?

The Inuithome

How were the Anasazi able to

grow crops in the arid southeastern

region?

They irrigated their fields by digging

ditches from streams to their crops

home

True or False.Agriculture made it possible for tribes

to settle in one place.

TRUE.Before agriculture,

people were nomads, needing to follow

migrating animals as they hunted for food

home

TRUE or FALSEThe Aztec and Inca

Empires grew because of conquests

TRUEThey both waged war on other lands and made the

people who were conquered pay tribute.

home

Why were the Inca able to get

information out faster than any

other early civilization?

They built thousands of miles of roads

Home

Which early civilization is

especially known for its strength in

math, science, and architecture?

The Mayahome

The Aztec empire was surrounded by water, so how did farmers get more

land?

They created floating gardens

around their island city.

home

Which empire was located in South America, in the

place that is now known as Peru?

The Incahome

This tribe (which means “the old ones”) lived in the Four Corners, were

cliff dwellers, and disappeared

mysteriously .

The Anasazihome

What is one theory about how

early peoples migrated from

Asia to the Americas?

They walked across the land bridge (now the

Bering Strait) during the Ice Age to follow the animals they hunted.

home

How did early Americans get food during the Ice Age?

They hunted.home

True or False.As soon as the Ice Age ended, early people

became farmers.

FALSE.They became

hunter-gatherers.home

Which tribe can still be found today in the

region near the Arctic Ocean?

The Inuit.