Early Civilizations in the Americas 7th grade lesson 8

What does the map below show about migration routes?

• A. People spread out from North America in all directions.

• B. People moved from South America northward.

• C. People moved from Asia into the Americas.

• D. People moved from North America to Asia.

Which statement is true of our understanding and knowledge of the first migrants to North America?

• It remains largely unchanged as scholars are critical of new evidence.

• It changes continually to reflect new findings.

• It is mostly theoretical because of a lack of hard evidence.

• It comes from oral histories passed down over centuries.

Why did the first Americans migrate?

• They migrated to find food.

• They migrated to different climates over time.

• They traded with groups to obtain goods.

• A. They depended on the sea for food.

Indigenous traditions provide a plan for

• identifying places to migrate.

• selecting agricultural practices.

• assigning strict gender roles.

• governing the community.

European views of Indigenous cultures have affected modern understanding of these cultures because

• European records documented few cultural traditions.

• European records misinterpreted the purpose and meaning of traditions.

• European records reflected prejudice toward Indigenous cultures.

• European records included little evidence about Indigenous cultures.

In which present-day country or region did the Olmec civilization flourish?

• Mexico

• Central America

• Peru

• the United States

Scholars believe that large carved heads created by the Olmec depict...

• A. important warriors

• B. spirits.

• C. gods.

• D. important rulers.

What enabled the Olmec population to grow and, thus, their civilization to expand?

• social stratification

• large-scale agriculture

• expansive trade networks

• government by consensus

Olmec society was considered stratified because it

• had multiple social classes.

• permitted slavery.

• abandoned migration for settlements.

• worshipped multiple gods.

The Olmec civilization is believed to have influenced later civilizations, particularly

• the Mississippian civilization.

• the Caral civilization.

• the Maya civilization.

• the Inca civilization.