History Ch. 13 Quiz 24

Mountains separated the North and South American continents from other continents, keeping ancient American civilizations hidden from the rest of the world.

• True

• False

Early people took migration routes to North and South ____________.

Bodies of water, mountains, rainforests, and coastal plains provided resources for the development of __________ civilizations.

• Mesoamerican

• American

• European

• Mexican

Mesoamericans had few natural resources that could be developed for personal use or for trade.

• True

• False

The Olmecs settled in the highlands along the Gulf of Mexico, which are part of modern-day Mexico.

• True

• False

________ used technology to create water and drainage systems in the urban center of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán.

• Olmecs

• Europeans

The Olmecs carved large wooden heads.

• True

• False

The Olmec calendar, the importance of astronomy, the use of rubber, and the practice of religious rituals of the Olmecs were evident in other Mesoamerican societies.

• True

• False

Mesoamericans discovered that they could use the sap of a cahuchu tree to waterproof items and make balls that bounce.

• True

• False

Europeans used the latex developed by the Mesoamericans to develop __________.