Early Americas Review Updated

Where is Mesoamerica?

• Near present day Colorado

• Where present day Mexico is

• In South America, near the Andes Mountains

• In the Caribbean Sea

What was the name of the first crop domesticated in Mesoamerica?

• tomatoes

• beans

• squash

• maize

What did the Southwestern Natives do to keep their crops growing?

• Irrigation techniques like using canals to direct the water to the crops

• sprinkling cans

• waited and waited for rainfall

• attached the hose to their homes and turned the water on

What is a "potlatch"?

• a pot with a latch on it

• a dancing, eating, gift-giving and community building event

• a crop of potatoes

• a floating garden

What was the purpose of the "mounds" by the Mound Builders?

• to gather on the top for ceremonial dance

• to get closer to the gods

• to bury their dead and a place to put their artifacts

• to use as a sledding hill

Instead of using actual coins and paper bills, the Northeastern Cultures used ___________ _______________ for currency.

• glass marbles

• glass ornaments

• sea shells

• wampum belts (of beads)

When hunting buffalo, the Plains culture used ________________.

• harpoons

• bows and arrows

• fishing nets

• blades and hatchets

Palenque was a city in the Maya Civilization. What were the benefits of going to Palenque?

• pool parties

• trade, wealth, central location between hi and low lands

• farmers grew their crops there

• the government had their offices there

A sharp, glass-like volcanic rock that came from Mesoamerica and was used for currency or a sign of wealth.

• obsidian

• silver

• quartzite

• clay beads

If you were to visit Tenochtitlan, you would need to travel across one of these to get to the island.

• bridge

• interstate highway

• sandy beach

• causeway