Early Civilizations in the Americas 7th grade lesson 8

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What does the map below show about migration routes?

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People moved from Asia into the Americas.

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Which statement is true of our understanding and knowledge of the first migrants to North America? Options: It remains largely unchanged as scholars are critical of new evidence. It changes continually to reflect new findings. It is mostly theoretical because of a lack of hard evidence. It comes from oral histories passed down over centuries.

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It changes continually to reflect new findings.

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Why did the first Americans migrate?

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They migrated to find food.

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In which present-day country or region did the Olmec civilization flourish?

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Mexico

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Scholars believe that large carved heads created by the Olmec depict...

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important rulers.

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What enabled the Olmec population to grow and, thus, their civilization to expand? Options: social stratification, large-scale agriculture, expansive trade networks, government by consensus

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large-scale agriculture

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Olmec society was considered stratified because it

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had multiple social classes.

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The Olmec civilization is believed to have influenced later civilizations, particularly

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the Maya civilization.

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The Maya civilization was united by

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a shared culture and belief system.

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The lack of pottery at Caral indicated that the civilization

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was older than pottery.