15 questions for Topic 13 Lesson 4 fill in the blank

Where did the first civilization in the Americas begin?

The first people to reach the Americas came from what continent?

What is the name of the river in South America which is one of the world’s longest?

What is the native American word for corn?

The region has many deposits of volcanic rock known as:

The Olmecs relied on this manner of farming which is ultimately not good for the soil:

The Olmecs are famous for carving _________ out of basalt.

What group, which was influenced by the Olmecs, may have created the first writing system in the Americas?

One of the first group to settle in what is now the American southwest were the Ancestral Pueblos or:

Another name for the Mississippian culture is the: __________ ____________