Lesson 1 Early Americans

Through what modern state did the earliest people come to the Americas?

• Alaska

• Nevada

• California

• New York

Check All That Apply: What are the possible ways archaeologists believe the first people reached the Americas?

• Walked across a land-bridge from Asia

• Were captured by Europeans and were brought here

• Sailed along the coast from Asia into North America

• Sailed from Europe across the Atlantic

The Olmec are known for what unique sculptures they left behind?

• Huge sculptures of their Gods

• Huge heads that weigh many tons

• Different sculptures of body parts such as feet and hands

• Colossal sculptures of their emperors

Check All That Apply: What are the two major mountain ranges of North America?

• The Rockies

• The Appalachians

• The Andes

• The Hudson Mountains

The Olmec were a society that had different cities, their own cultural, and technological development. Which of the following terms best describes what this is?

• Civilization

• Isthmus

• Irrigation

• Centralization

What was the first civilization of the Americas?

• Mayans

• Aztecs

• Olmec

• Incas

Where did the first civilization live?

• Mexico

• Canada

• United States

• Europe

Body of water that forms Mexico's east coast

• Gulf of California
• Gulf of Aden
• Gulf of Mexico

Which physical feature stretches 4,500 miles along the west coast of South America?

• Sierra Madre Mountains
• Atacama Desert
• Amazon River
• Andes Mountains

Olmecs carved large .....

• buildings

• Armies

• large heads from basalt

• Skyscrapers