Ch7 Lesson 1 The First Americans

North and South America are joined by ____.

• an isthmus

• a desert

• high mountains

• a land bridge

The southernmost point of the Americas is ____.

• the Arctic

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  Tierra del Fuego

• the Equator

• the Pampas

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

• Olmec

• Maya

The Maya established their civilization in the rain forests of the Yucatán 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 Hopewell

• the Toltec

• the Olmec

• the Anasazi

The capital of the Inca Empire was ____.

• Teotihuacán

• Cuzco

• Tollan

• Cahokia

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

• true

• false

The Hopewell were Mound Builders.

• true

• false