THEORY: First arrivals in the Americas arrived by boat. They passed by Alaska and sailed south along the Americas' Pacific coast

Way of life which included gathering necessary food and survival items, and hunting for food.

Vocab: Maize

Vocab: A narrow piece of land linking two larger areas of land

Region which includes Central Mexico and Costa Rica. Gets part of its name from the Greek word "middle"

Group of people who settled along the Gulf of Mexico coast. One of the oldest civilizations in Mesoamerica, and lasted about 800 years. Known for producing beans and salt.

One of the first planned cities in the Americas, known as the "Place of the Gods"

Group of people who built the ancient city of Monte Alban. Developed a writing system based on hieroglyphs.

Group of people who lived in the Yucatan peninsula, and later spread into southern Mexico and Central America.

created by the early people of North America, but not by those from Central and South America

Warlike people who conquered much of Mexico, and northern Central America. Introduced metalworking to Mesoamerica.

Cuzco was the capital city of which American civilization

This South American civilization was one of the first to develop, but did not grow large enough to be considered an empire.