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Welcome to "Learning in the Past." This blog contains historical information studied at the 8th grade level in Alabama. The title, "Learning in the Past," suggests that we not only hope to learn about the past, but we also hope to learn from the past (plus, some other blog names were already taken). Again, welcome and thanks for joining us on our journey.

Monday, April 23, 2012

"The America's" Study Guide

1.       _______ consists of sun-dried, mud bricks.
2.      _______ moved constantly in search of food.
3.      How do scientists believe people crossed from Asia to North America?
4.      Where was the Mayan civilization located?  (What type of land feature?)
5.      Why did the Maya seek captives in war?
6.      How did Pizarro conquer the Inca?
7.      How could commoners in Aztec society join the noble class?
8.      Who was Hernan Cortes?
9.      How were people able to survive in the dry deserts of the Southwest?
10.  Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in what year?
11.  Why were early people in North America able to build complex cultures?
12.  The Mayan civilization came to a _______ end.
13.  The Moche people prospered because…
14.  Who were the Mound Builders?
15.  The Anasazi lived in …
16.  The Incan leader Pachacuti built a huge, ancient _______.
17.  Why did Montezuma not attack the invading Spaniards right away?
18.  Where did the Inuit live?
19.  How did the Spanish explorers defeat the Aztec?
20.  The Iroquis League was formed in order to do what?
21.  _______ moved constantly in search of food.
22.  _______ was a Spanish soldier who defeated the Aztecs.
23.  What city-states were located in the dense forests of Peten.
24.  _______ was a Spanish soldier who defeated the Incas.
25.  What is the name of the land bridge that connected Asia and Alaska during the Ice Age?

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