(W.H.) Lesson 10, Early Civilizations in the Americas

What does the map show about migration routes?

• People spread out from North America in all directions.

• People moved from South America northward.

• People moved from Asia into the Americas.

• People moved from North America to Asia.

Which statement is true of our understanding and knowledge of the first migrants to North America?

• It remains largely unchanged as scholars are critical of new evidence.

• It changes continually to reflect new findings.

• It is mostly theoretical because of a lack of hard evidence.

• It comes from oral histories passed down over centuries.

How did people in climates that prevented the development of agricultural settlements survive?

• They depended on the sea for food.

• They migrated to find food.

• They migrated to different climates over time.

• They traded with groups to obtain goods.

Indigenous traditions provide a plan for

• identifying places to migrate.

• selecting agricultural practices.

• assigning strict gender roles.

• governing the community.

European views of Indigenous cultures have affected modern understanding of these cultures because European records

• documented few cultural traditions.

• misinterpreted the purpose and meaning of traditions.

• reflected prejudice toward Indigenous cultures.

• included little evidence about Indigenous cultures.

In which present-day country or region did the Olmec civilization flourish?

• Mexico

• Central America

• Peru

• the United States

Scholars believe that large carved heads created by the Olmec depict

• important warriors

• spirits

• gods

• important rulers

What enabled the Olmec population to grow and, thus, their civilization to expand?

• social stratification

• large-scale agriculture

• expansive trade networks

• government by consensus

Olmec society was considered stratified because it

• had multiple social classes

• permitted slavery

• abandoned migration for settlements

• worshipped multiple gods

The Olmec civilization is believed to have influenced later civilizations, particularly

• the Mississippian civilization

• the Caral civilization

• the Maya civilization

• the Inca civilization