Early Cultures of the Americas

We developed the kayak.

• Inca

• Maya

• Mound Builders

• Inuit

• Anasazi

We lived in the Four Corners Region for approximately 1,200 years.

• Inca

• Aztec

• Mound Builders

• Inuit

• Anasazi

We built one of the world’s largest cities.

• Aztec

• Inca

• Mound Builders

• Inuit

• Anasazi

We developed a fast communication system.

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• Inuit

• Anasazi

We built floating gardens.

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• Inuit

• Anasazi

We built the Great Serpent Mound.

• Mound Builders

• Inca

• Maya

• Inuit

• Anasazi

We built houses made from blocks of packed snow.

• Mound Builders

• Inca

• Maya

• Inuit

• Anasazi

We held religious ceremonies in kivas, which only men could enter.

• Mound Builders

• Inca

• Maya

• Inuit

• Anasazi

We lived east of the Mississippi River.

• Mound Builders

• Aztec

• Inca

• Inuit

• Anasazi

We lived in present-day Peru.

• Mound Builders

• Aztec

• Inca

• Inuit

• Anasazi