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Click below to access the study tips for the quest on 8/28/15 __Study Tips Chapter 1 __

__Lesson 1: __


 * List and explain the two popular theories that explain how and why people migrated to the Americas.
 * What are 3 results of the climate change that occurred around 15,000 years ago?
 * What was the first successful crop to be farmed in the Americas?
 * How did the establishment of agriculture change the lives of many early Americans?
 * Vocab: migration, nomads, cultures

__Lesson 2: __
 * List the 4 civilizations
 * Identify the location of each civilization
 * Defining features of each civilization (example the Incan civilization was built around war)
 * List Explain the popular theory about the decline of the Mayan civilization.
 * Vocab: civilization and theocracy

__Lesson 3: __
 * Identify the 3 mound building societies
 * How did the Hohokam adapt to the desert?
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">Identify the four corners region.
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">What did the Puebloans construct?
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">Identify/ analyze the Location, climate, nomadic/settled community, defining characteristics for the Northern, Western, Southwestern, Plains, Eastern, and Southeastern peoples.
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">What event occurred in 1492 that changed the lives of Native Americans?
 * <span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Californian FB","serif";">Vocab: federations