Which of the following best explains why some Ancestral Pueblo groups moved south?
A. The Ancestral Pueblo were being attacked by neighboring tribes.
B. Heavy rains washed out settlements and forced groups to move south.
C. Long periods of drought made farming difficult in the southwest.
D. The Ancestral Pueblo groups formed alliance with tribes in the south.
My answer is A is it correct?
Answers to the Unit practice:
1. Which of the following statements explains why the Aztec continually waged war? Answer: The Aztec needed prisoners of war for religious sacrifice.
2. Which of the following Mesoamerican civilizations developed a system of writing? Answer: The Maya
3. Many Great Plains tribes were nomadic and hunted (Blank) while some tribes of the Southwest lived in (Blank) and grew corn. Answer: Bison, and Wigwams
4. Which of the following best explains why some Ancestral Pueblo groups moved south? Answer: Long periods of drought made farming difficult in the southwest.
5. Which of the following best explains why the Maya built cisterns? Answer: to hold rain water for farming
6. How did the Maya use their calendars? Answer: to plan religious festivals
7. The Andes Mountains are (Blank) and the Inca had to adapt to the (Blank). Answer: Rocky and steep, and thin air.
8.Which of the following statements best describes the Valley of Mexico? Answer: a highland basin
9. The (Blank) were at the top of Aztec society, while (Blank) were at the bottom. Answer: Emperors, and Slaves.
10. Which of the following best describes the Aztecs? Answer: skilled engineers
11.How did the Aztecs carry fresh water across Lake Texcoco? Answer: aqueducts
12. How did Inca develop their road system? Answer: They built suspension bridges over rivers.
13. In Incan society, the ayllu's land was divided (Blank). Answer: into three parts: one for the government, one for the priests, and one for the people. 14. Which of the following cultures were among the earliest known inhabitants of North America? Answer: Anasazi
15.Which of the following best describes why some Great Plains tribes needed portable homes? Answer: They were nomadic bands following the bison herds.
16. Why did the Incas build terraces? Answer: to increase the amount of fertile farmland
17. Why was the mita system important to the Incan empire? Answer: It allowed the government to collect taxes in the form of physical labor.
18.Peoples of the subarctic region, such as the Ojibwa, met their basic needs mainly by (Blank). Answer: fishing
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okay uhm so here to help is wrong on some
3. answer is bison and adobe dwellings
18. answer is hunting and gathering
just took the practice so yeah.
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