The Earliest Americans

They developed the earliest known civilization in Mesoamerica.

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

The territory they controlled included much of Mexico.

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

• Olmec

These people were fierce warriors.

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

• Olmec

Their civilization mysteriously collapsed in the 900s A.D.

• Maya

• Inca

• Aztec

• Olmec

Their cities included temples, bridges, and plazas

• Maya

• Inca

• Aztec

• Olmec

They had created large cities by 200 A.D.

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• Olmec

They were expert stone carvers.

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

They lived near the Gulf of Mexico.

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Everything we know about these people comes only from artifacts archaeologists find.

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

They used highways and bridges to link their territories.

• Inca

• Aztec

• Maya

• Olmec