8th Grade U.S. History - The Earliest Americans - Standard Test

What was the Ice Age?

Why were early people groups able to use the Bering Land Bridge?

What was the earliest civilization in the Americas and where was it located?

How did the Aztecs build such a powerful empire?

Name at least 1 accomplishment or development for each of the early Mesoamerican and South American civilizations: Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca.

What do you think influenced the migration flow from North to South?

Which of the four civilizations (Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca) do you think was the most highly developed? Explain your answer.

How did farming affect societies?

What was Beringia? Where is it located?

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire? Where was it located?