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THEORY: Large area of land exposed by the last Ice Age, linking the Asian and North American continents, allowing people to walk between the continents.

• Land bridge theory

• Coastal route theory

THEORY: First arrivals in the Americas arrived by boat. They passed by Alaska and sailed south along the Americas' Pacific coast

• Land Bridge Theory

• Coastal route theory

Way of life which included gathering necessary food and survival items, and hunting for food.

• Agriculturalist

• Hunter-gatherer

• Warrior

• Preisthood

Vocab: Maize

• Corn

• Pumpkin

• Gourd

• Squash

Vocab: A narrow piece of land linking two larger areas of land

• Isthmus

• Land bridge

• Inlet

• Peninsula

Region which includes Central Mexico and Costa Rica. Gets part of its name from the Greek word "middle"

• North America

• South America

• Caribbean

• Mesoamerica

Group of people who settled along the Gulf of Mexico coast. One of the oldest civilizations in Mesoamerica, and lasted about 800 years. Known for producing beans and salt.

• Toltec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Olmec

One of the first planned cities in the Americas, known as the "Place of the Gods"

• Tikal

• Tenochtitlan

• Teotihuacan

• Chichen Itza

Group of people who built the ancient city of Monte Alban. Developed a writing system based on hieroglyphs.

• Zapotec

• Olmec

• Toltec

• Aztec

Group of people who lived in the Yucatan peninsula, and later spread into southern Mexico and Central America.

• Maya

• Aztec

• Olmec

• Zapotec