US History Quiz Bowl

Question 1

Migration

Answer 1

a movement of people or animals from one region to another

Question 2

Tenochtitlan

Answer 2

capitol of the Aztec Empire

Question 3

Cuzco

Answer 3

capitol of the Inca Empire

Question 4

Bering Land Bridge

Answer 4

is what the Paleo-Indians crossed to get to the Americas

Question 5

Compelling Questions

Answer 5

deal with curiosities about how things work. Require students to construct arguments in response

Question 6

Supporting Questions

Answer 6

on descriptions, definitions, and process on which there is general agreements within the social studies disciplines

Question 7

Aztec

Answer 7

Native-American group located in Mesoamerica

Question 8

Environments

Answer 8

climates and landscapes that surround living things

Question 9

Inca

Answer 9

Native-American group located in the Andes Mountains in South America

Question 10

Culture

Answer 10

is a groups set of common values and traditions, including language, government, and family relationships

Question 11

What is the difference between compelling and supporting questions?

Answer 11

Compelling-construct arguments in response
Supporting-you learn in one day

Question 12

Who were the original people in the Americas and how did they get there?

Answer 12

The Paleo Indians and they crossed the Bering Land Bridge.

Question 13

What animals were hunted?

Answer 13

Buffalo, Deer, and Elk

Question 14

Why did the original people end up in the Americas?

Answer 14

Following herds of animals for food