Chapter 7, Lesson 1: The First Americans

North and South America are joined by ____.

• high mountains

• a land bridge

• an isthmus

• a desert

The southernmost point of the Americas is _____.

• the Equator

• the Pampas

• the Arctic

• Tierra del Fuego

It was difficult for early American people to cross the Appalachians.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The oldest civilization in the Americas was most likely built by the _____.

• Moche

• Toltec

• Maya

• Olmec

The Maya established their civilization in the rain forests of the Yucatan Peninsula.

• TRUE

• FALSE

To get water for their crops, the Moche built canals from the Andes foothills to their home in the coastal desert.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Pueblo Bonito was built by _____.

• the Toltec

• the Hopewell

• the Anasazi

• the Olmec

The capital of the Inca Empire was _____.

• Teotihuacan

• Cuzco

• Tollan

• Cahokia

Farming in the Americas began in what is now the southwestern part of the Unites States.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Hopewell were Mound Builders.

• TRUE

• FALSE