Chapter 2 Review Topics

 

The following is a list of topics to help you focus your preparation for the multiple choice part of the test (Part I).   Part II will require you to use documents & your knowledge of social studies to answer some short-answer questions.

 

Social Studies Themes

 

r       The connection between geography & culture

 

r       The role of anthropologists & historians in studying primary sources & artifacts in order to understand the past

 

Landbridge Theory

 

r       Explain the theory

r       Recognize the role of geography in the migration of people to the Americas

 

For each groups listed below, be prepared to recognize their geography, cultures & achievements while focusing on the following:

 

Aztec

r       Features of Tenochtitilan

 

Inca

r       Farming techniques

r       Law

Maya

r       The role of religion in culture

r       Achievements in art & sciences

 

Iroquois

r       Their use of natural resources

r       Government (League of the Iroquois)

 

Civilizations

r       Difference between civilizations & culture groups/tribes

r       Features of a civilization

           

Columbian Exchange

r       Explain the idea

r       Goods & Ideas exchanged between the Native Americans & Europeans/Asians/Africans

 

**Come prepared with your notes, packets, a No. 2 pencil, and loose-leaf.**