WH1 Chap 9: The Americas

Why is Monte Alban historically important?

• it was the first urban center in the Americas

• it was the first religious center in the Americas

• it was the first human community in the Americas

• it was the first advanced civilization in the Americas

How did the first people to arrive in the Americas support themselves?

• farming and hunting

• farming and gathering

• hunting and gathering

• fishing and hunting

According to archaeologists, what role did Chavín sites play in their culture?

• they were trading centers

• they were religious centers

• they were manufacturing centers

• they were outposts of a powerful empire

Where were the first advanced civilizations in South America established?

• in the north

• in the east

• in the west

• in the south

Where were the Nazca lines created?

• Monte Albán

• Yucatán Peninsual

• plains of Peru

• Oaxaca Valley

Which civilization, located in present-day Oaxaca, built temples and developed an early form of a hieroglyphic writing system?

• Nazca

• Olmec

• Moche

• Zapotec

Which two continents did Beringia once connect?

• Asia and Europe

• Asia and North America

• South and Central America

• North and Central America

What region is known as Mesoamerica?

• the area that stretches south from central Mexico to northern Honduras

• the Andes Mountains that stretch down the western edge of South America

• the northern Andes Mountain region in what is now Peru

• south of what is present-day Mexico City in the Tehuacan Valley

Which crop was most important to the survival of the early Americans?

• bean

• wheat

• maize

• corn

Which of the following cultures is known for sculpting monumental heads from stone?

• Olmec

• Moche

• Chavín

• Zapotec