Flashcard on Early Human Civilizations

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What is one theory about how the first humans may have arrived in the Americas?

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They crossed the Bering land bridge.

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How did early human populations adapt to living in different environments in the Americas?

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They developed distinct ways of life based on their environment.

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What common characteristics do civilizations share?

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Religion, job specialization, and social hierarchy

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What is one defining characteristic shared by civilizations in the Western Hemisphere?

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Job specialization

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How did complex societies and civilizations, like the one in the picture above, adapt to their environment?

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By modifying their environment to meet their needs

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Which political organization is characterized by a city with a government that controls the surrounding territory?

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City-state

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What is one characteristic of an empire?

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A political organization developed when a single authority conquers other regions.

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What is one characteristic of early human settlements in the Americas?

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Shared cultures with customs, beliefs, and languages

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What is one example of a complex society or civilization in the Western Hemisphere?

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Inca Empire

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How did complex societies and civilizations in the Western Hemisphere adapt to their environment?

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By adapting to and modifying their environment