7.1 Early Americans

Through what modern state did the earliest people come to the Americas?

• Alaska

• Nevada

• California

• New York

What is an isthmus?

• A large flat area of land

• An open area of land that gets little rainfall

• A narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land

• An piece of land that is surrounded on three sides by water

Check All That Apply: What are the possible ways archaeologists believe the first people reached the Americas?

• Walked across a land-bridge from Asia

• Were captured by Europeans and were brought here

• Sailed along the coast from Asia into North America

• Sailed from Europe across the Atlantic

Check All That Apply: In what areas did farming first begin in the Americas around 3000 B.C.E?

• Mesoamerica

• The Great Plains

• The Andean highlands

• The Mississippi River

True or False: The first civilizations in the Americas are SIMILAR to those in India and Africa because they all developed near a river.

• True

• False

The Olmec are known for what unique sculptures they left behind?

• Huge sculptures of their Gods

• Huge heads that weigh many tons

• Different sculptures of body parts such as feet and hands

• Colossal sculptures of their emperors

True or False: Historians know now that the Teotihuacan and the Zapotec declined when they were conquered by an enemy civilization.

• True

• False

What was unique about the dwellings (homes) of the Anasazi?

• They were built on steep cliffs

• They were built entirely without wood

• They were a bright color because of the stone that was used

• They were huge and were many stories tall

Check All That Apply: What are the two major mountain ranges of North America?

• The Rockies

• The Appalachians

• The Andes

• The Hudson Mountains

What are the two most important and largest rivers of the Americas?

• The Amazon

• The Mississippi

• The Nile

• The Yellow River