The Rise of Early American Civilizations

What is a civilization?

• a country with Native Americans

• People working together in a well organized way.

• a place in the Great Plains

Why did people have to learn to irrigate their fields?

• they had no baskets to store food

• they needed away to travel

• they needed a way to transport water

What does BCE mean on a timeline?

• Before Christ Emerged

• Before Common Era

• Before Calendar Event

What does CE mean on a timeline?

• Common Event

• Common Era

• Calendar Event

Why were the early American civilizations called pre-Columbian civilizations?

• they were found by Christopher Columbus

• they developed long before Christopher Columbus's first voyage

• they had been found by Native Americans

The 3 pre-Columbian civilizations are

• Africa, Asia, Aztec

• Aztec, Inca, Maya

• Maya, Maine, Aztec

What were the Spanish explorers interested in?

• textiles

• riches and to establish colonies

• dinosaur bones