Early Americas

What is the southern part of North America and Central America known as?

• Mesoamerica

• Olmecamerica

• Obsidiamerica

Where did the first farmers in the Americas live?

• South America

• Mesoamerica

• Northern North America

The Rocky Mountains are located where?

• South America

• Central America

• North America

The Andes Mountains are located where?

• North America

• South America

• Central America

How did early people get to the Americas?

• The Bering Strait land bridge

• They flew

• A road from Europe to America

When did the Bering Strait land bridge form?

• 400 years ago

• 2000 years ago

• 12-15 thousand years ago

What is maize?

• wheat

• corn

• apples

Who was the first known civilization in Mesoamerica?

• Aztecs

• Maya

• Olmecs

What is the earliest civilization in South America?

• Maya

• Aztecs

• Chavin

Maize was the main food source of many villages in the Americas

• True

• False