HWH UNIT 6 REVIEW

Where do most archeologists believe that the first Americans came from?

• Africa

• Asia

• Carthage

• Europe

Most scholars believe that the first Americans crossed the Bering Strait about 15,000 - 10,000 years ago.

• True

• False

The first crop(s) cultivated in the Americas was

• cotton

• maize

• beans and squash

• manioc

Which was the first civilization to emerge in Mesoamerica?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Zapotec

• Olmec

Which of the following are characteristics of the Olmec civilization?

• writing system

• ceremonial ballgame

• widespread trading network

• all of the above

Which of the following was the most desired product produced by the Olmecs?

• Cotton

• Maize

• Rubber

• Gold

Where was the center of the Zapotec civilization?

• Veracruz

• Yucatan

• Monte Alban

• Teotihuacan

Which of the following are common to all of the Mesoamerica civilizations

• Temples and pyramids

• Ball courts

• Complex calendars

• All of the above

Priests were less important in the Zapotec civilization than in the other Mesoamerica cultures.

• True

• False

There was little or no social stratification in Mesoamerica society.

• True

• False