Lesson 1: The First Americans

North and South America are joined by ____.

• a land bridge

• an isthmus

• high mountains

• a desert

The southernmost point of the Americas is ____.

• the Equator

• the Arctic

• the Pampas

• Tierra del Fuego

It was difficult for early American people to cross the Appalachians

• true

• false

The oldest civilization in the Americas was most likely built by the ____.

• maya

• olmec

• moche

• toltec

The Maya established their civilization in the rain forests of the Yucatán Peninsula.

• True

• False

to get water for their crops, the Moche built canals from the Andes foothills to their home in the coastal desert.

• true

• false

Pueblo Bonito was built by ____.

• the Anasazi

• the Toltec

• the Hopewell

• the Olmec

The capital of the Inca Empire was ____

• Cahokia

• Teotihuacán

• Cuzco

• Tollan

Farming in the Americas began in what is now the southwestern part of the United States.

• true

• false

The Hopewell were Mound Builders.

• false

• true