1st Nine Weeks Social Studies

What do we call the region of the states of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona?

• Corner states

• Four Corners

• Four Points

A method by which water is brought to dry areas

• irrigation

• watering hole

• dry farming

Which ancient civilization used irrigation to farm in the desert?

• Mount Builders

• Anasazi

• Mayas

• Aztecs

To spend one's time doing one type of job

• specialize

• irrigation

• currency

• caravel

Civilization which lived in the Valley of Mexico, who were fierce warriors and spoke Nahuatl

• Aztec

• Maya

• Incas

Civilization which lived in Peru, used irrigation to water their terraces, and who were governed by Pachakuti

• Inca

• Aztec

• Maya

Which group of Native Americans lived mostly and longhouses and had clan mothers?

• Native Americans of the Woodlands

• Native Americans of the Plains

• Native Americans of the West

Which group of Native Americans had the salmon run season and used many resources from their area?

• Native Americans of the West

• Native Americans of the Plains

• Native Americans of the Woodlands

In the Pueblo religion, the living spirit of an ancestor would come to live among the people for six months

• kachinas

• kivas

• adobe

• pueblo

A type of clay used for building homes

• Pueblo

• Adobe

• Kiva