Middle America

Beringia is the name of the land bridge that connected what two continents?

• Europe and Asia

• Asia and Africa

• Africa and South America

• North America and Asia

The climate throughout Middle America is characterized by

• hot summers and cold winters.

• heavy precipitation all year long.

• a rainy season between May and October.

• mild temperatures all year long.

What helped form the land bridge to Asia?

• glaciers

• mud slides

• rain forests

• volcanoes

Which of these was an agricultural method used by the Olmec?

• Clear the jungle growth

• Burn the remaining growth during the dry season.

• Use ashes to help enrich the soil.

• All the above.

The first people of Middle America to create a widely used written language.

• Maya

• Olmec

• Both Maya and Olmec

Planted crops including corn, beans, and squash.

• Maya

• Olmec

• Both Maya and Olmec

Developed an accurate calendar by studying the night sky.

• Maya

• Olmec

• Both Maya and Olmec

Made jewelry which they traded with people from other parts of Middle America.

• Maya

• Olmec

• Both Maya and Olmec

Yum Kax was an important part of their religion.

• Maya

• Olmec

• Both Maya and Olmec

Most of the people worked as farmers.

• Maya

• Olmec

• Both Maya and Olmec