Early Americans Vocabulary Quiz

What is the name of the region that stretches from modern day Mexico to Nicaragua?

• Mexico

• MesoAmerica

• Belize

What is the  name of the Native American civilization that developed in 

      what is now Peru in South America? They had NO WRITING SYSTEM.

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

What type of society consisted of groups of people who settled in permanent (“cement”)

        villages or towns?

• Sedentary Society

• Semi-Sedentary Society

• Non-Sedentary Society

What is the name of the Native American civilization that spread through 

      what is now central Mexico? They were very WARLIKE!

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

What term means to move from one region to another?

• Pueblo

• Civilization

• Migrate

Which Native North American tribe built great mud-brick

      cities in the southwestern U.S.?

• Iroquois

• Pueblo

• Cheektowago

 What is the name for a complex society in which people share key

     characteristics such as language and religion?

• Civilization

• Migrate

Which society consists of groups of people who moved continually in 

      search for food. (“Non-cement”)

• Sedentary Society

• Non-Sedentary Society

• Semi-Sedentary Society

What is the name of the ancient Native American civilization of the Yucatan 

       Peninsula in Mexico.  They were "gone" before Columbus arrives.  

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

What civilization consists of groups of people who settled in villages or towns but             

    moved every few years in search of food? (“semi-cement”)

• Sedentary Society

• Non-Sedentary Society

• Semi-Sedentary Society