Today we will complete our study guide of ch 14 which covered the early Americas. Tomorrow we will play our review game and our test will be on wednesday. If your child is absent today here are the review questions that you can help them complete and study before wednesday. The completed study guide is due tomorrow, tuesday April 29th.
Ch 14 – The Americas
Study Guide
1. Who were the first people to arrive in the Americas?
2. Where is Mesoamerica?
3. What were the main sources of food for the early Americans?
4. What impact did farming have on early people’s lives?
5. Why are the Olmec considered a complex civilization?
6. What is the period called when the Maya spread throughout the Yucatan Peninsula?
7. What types of buildings did the Maya build?
8. Why were conflicts and wars between Mayan cities so common?
9. Why was the temple in the city of Palenque built?
10. What did cities hope to gain from fighting with other cities?
11. List the theories that explain why the Maya declined.
12. The Lower Class of Maya spent their time doing what?
13. List the duties of the Lower Class of Mayans.
14. What group of Maya held the lowest social class?
15. What important religious ability did the Maya believe their Kings had?
16. How did the Maya usually supply their Gods with blood?
17. What is the significance of Mayan cities and sculptures?
18. How was Maya writing similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics?
19. How did the Maya create records of their culture?
20. What is the significance of the Popol Vuh?
21. How did Maya rulers maintain control over society?
22. What did Mayan Gods need to prevent disaster?
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