Mesoamericas reading review

What is the cultural region that historians call Middle America or Mesoamerica?

• Mexico and Central America

• North America

• South America

• The Americas

What theory suggests when the first people reached the Americas?

• Between 12,000 and 10,000 years ago

• During the last Ice Age

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What did early Americans adapt to in their environments?

• Great mountain chains

• Icy, treeless lands

• Hot, wet climates

• All of the above

What crops did Neolithic people cultivate in Mesoamerica?

• Beans, sweet potatoes, peppers

• Maize, cassava, llamas

• All of the above

• None of the above

What is the time period during which the Olmec civilization emerged?

• 1200 to 400 b.c.

• 3000 b.c. to 1500 b.c.

• 8500 b.c. to 2000 b.c.

• None of the above

What did the Olmec trade?

• Jade, obsidian, serpentine

• Rubber, feathers, pottery

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What is one of the legacies of the Olmec civilization?

• The tradition of priestly leadership

• The invention of the wheel

• The establishment of empires

• None of the above

What farming methods did the Maya develop?

• Burning down forests

• Building raised fields

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What was the social hierarchy in Maya cities?

• Rulers, nobles, farmers

• Merchants, slaves, rulers

• All of the above

• None of the above

What did the cultural life of the Maya include?

• Advances in learning and arts

• A complex polytheistic religion

• Both A and B

• None of the above