First American Societies

Which of the following helped early Americans form complex societies?

• Growing and trading crops

• Hunting and gathering

• Picking fruits and staying in caves for protection

• Ravaging and destroying nearby towns

In about 1200 BC, what tribe (which may be considered as the oldest culture) emerged in Mesoamerica?

• Olmec

• Zapotec

• Anasazi

• Hohokam

What is one important product that the Olmec traded with other tribes?

• Carrots

• Salt

• Olive oil

• Incense

What mineral is carved and sharpened by the Olmec to make knives?

• Obsidian

• Jade

• Diamond

• Gold

TRUE or FALSE: The Olmec had built their own pyramids.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What does the name of the city, Teotihuacan, mean?

• Place of the gods

• Place of the angels

• Place of the high priests

• Place of the sun

What tribe built the city of Monte Alban?

• Zapotec

• Olmec

• Anasazi

• Hohokam

TRUE or FALSE: The Zapotec had a system of writing based on hieroglyphs

• TRUE

• FALSE

What tribe lived in the Yucatan Peninsula?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• Zapotec

When the tribes of Teotihuacan and the Zapotec disappeared, what tribe rose to power in central America?

• Olmec

• Toltec

• Ottek

• Aztec