Early South American Culture

Why did some groups in South America continue to live as nomads after the development of agriculture?

• They lived in ecosystems that were not suitable for farming.

• They had no way of learning how to domesticate crops.

• They had more than enough wild plants and animals to thrive on.

• They believed that agriculture was bad for the land.

Which list shows the correct order in which some peoples in South America began to build a more stable food supply?

• hunt, fish, and gather plants; cultivate crops; domesticate animals; modify landscape to support settlements

• domesticate animals; cultivate crops; hunt, fish, and gather plants; modify landscape to support settlements

• modify landscape to support settlements; cultivate crops; domesticate animals; hunt, fish, and gather plants

• cultivate crops; hunt, fish, and gather plants; modify landscape to support settlements; domesticate animals

Which list has the civilization that appeared first to the

civilization that developed last?

• Norte Chico Civilization, Chavin and Moche Civilization, Tiahuanaco and Muisca Civilizations

• Tiahuanaco and Muisca Civilizations, Norte Chico Civilization, Chavin and Moche Civilization

• Norte Chico Civilization, Tiahuanaco and Muisca Civilizations, Chavin and Moche Civilization

• Chavin and Moche Civilization, Norte Chico Civilization, Tiahuanaco and Muisca Civilizations

What kind of land and landforms did the Andean civilization have? Choose 3.

• desert

• mountains

• rivers

• high plains

What kind of climate would the ancient South Americans see at HIGH ALTITUDE?

• cold

• warm

• hot

• rainy

What cultures existed in the Andean civilization?

• Chavin

• Moche

• Norte Chico

• Muisca

• Tiahuanaco

Where were the Chavin located?

• northern and central Peru

• southern Peru

• eastern Peru

• western and eastern Peru

What kind of areas did the Muisca culture have?

• towns

• city-states

• chiefdoms

• empires

early people who hunted animals and gathered plants for food.

• Nomads

• Hunter-gatherer

• Migration

• Civilization

People who moved from place to place.

• Domesticated

• Hunter-gatherer

• Nomad

• Specialization