Earliest Americans/Pre-Columbian People

How did the Paleo-Indians first come to the Americas?

• They were always here

• They swam here

• They crossed the Bering Land Bridge

• They sailed from Europe

What created the Bering Land Bridge?

• Glaciers trapped a LOT of water, causing ocean levels to drop

• Aztecs built it

• Global warming caused the oceans to evaporate

• Paleo-Indians built it so they could come here

Why did the Paleo-Indians first come to America?

• They had family here

• They were following herds of animals

• They were looking for good farm land

• They needed jobs

The movement of people or animals from one location to another is called ______?

• transportation

• geography

• resources

• migration

Who first settled in Mesoamerica?

• Olmecs and Maya

• Pueblo

• Mound builders

• Wampanoag

Where is Mesoamerica?

• Iowa and Missouri

• Mexico and Central America

• Alaska and Canada

• Massachussets

The Olmecs and Maya were known for building

• churches

• pyramids

• mounds

• bridges

The Makah people of the Northwest relied heavily on

• whales

• buffalo

• farming

• corn

The houses of the people of the Southwest were made of clay and known as

• effigy mounds

• pyramids

• pueblos

• longhouses

The largest mound settlement in North America, which had a mound 6 stories tall and a population of 40,000 people was called

• Tenochtitlan

• Cuzco

• Plymouth

• Cahokia