T9 L1 Check for Understanding

By 3400 BC, which crop became the most important in the Americas?

• Wheat

• Rice

• Maize or corn

• Barley

Mesoamerica is a region and cultural area in the Americas, extending approximately from central Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica.

• True

• False

What were the Olmec known for?

• Extraordinary stone sculptures

• Wooden carvings

• Metal statues

• Glass art

What is slash and burn agriculture?

• farming method where trees and plants are cut and burned

• A method of irrigation used in dry regions

• A traditional method of fishing

This is a term for "Middle America" refers to what is now Mexico and parts of northern countries of central America.

• Sub Sahara

• Mesoamerica

• Sahel

• Peru