CRM 4.3 The Americas Exam Review

Where did farming begin in the Americas?

• Iowa

• Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire)

• Mesoamerica

• Puerto Rico

What did most of the Mesoamerican civilizations have in common?

• Stone temples and pyramids

• Large statutes of Buddha

• They were all located on the Yucatan Peninsula

• They all spoke Spanish

What is NOT a geographical area of the Americas?

• Central America

• The West Indies

• The Caribbean

• South America

What is the longest river in South America?

• The Mississippi River

• The Yellow River

• The Brahmaputra River

• The Amazon River

Hieroglyphics are associated with Egypt and Sumer but were used in other civilizations as well.

Which of the following Mesoamerican and South American cultures did NOT develop hieroglyphic

writing?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

Where did the Olmec establish their civilization?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Present-Day Peru

• South Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

The Maya civilization...

• Came to a mysterious end

• Developed in South America

• Hit its peak about 750BC

• Lasted about 1,000 years

According to some scientists, how did the ancient people cross from Asia to North America?

• Across a large glacier

• By Viking ship

• Using a land bridge

• Using a primitive raft

The first people of the Americas were...

• Explorers

• Farmers

• Hunters-Gatherers

• Metalworkers

Metalworking was introduced to Mesoamerica by which group?

• Olmec

• Zapotec

• Toltec

• Aztec