The Early Americas

What was the earliest known civilization?

• Aztec

• Mayas

• Mound Builders

• Olmec

VOCABULARY: What is a political unit that controls a city and its surrounding land?

• city-state

• quipu

• terraces

• causeway

Which society built large stone temples, studied the stars, and developed a calendar?

• Aztec

• Olmec

• Maya

• Inca

What environmental change uncovered the land bridge?

• the coastline was their transportation

• the glaciers formed and caused the sea levels to fall

• terraces were built

• herds of animals were killed

What are the two theories that scientists believed the first people reached the Americas?

• land bridge and slave ships

• coastal route and land bridge

• Columbus & Magellan

• Herds and Trollies

Who developed a complex calendar?

• Mayas

• Incas

• Aztecs

• Olmecs

TRUE/FALSE: American Indians adapted to the physical environments and developed different customs.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What discovery created a dependable food supply for the communities in the Americas and the population to grow?

• hunting

• fishing

• herding

• farming

Nobles were the highest in which society group?

• Mayas

• Incas

• Aztecs

• Olmec

Who maintained a system of roads which were good for communication between different parts of the empire?

• Incas

• Aztecs

• Mayas

• Olmecs