Ch 7 Americas Test Review

It is believed that the earliest Americans arrived here by crossing the land bridge that connected Asia and North America approximately 50,000 years ago.

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• FALSE

The name of the land bridge that connected Asia and North America was Beringia.

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• FALSE

Farming began in Mesoamerica 9,000 to 10,000 years ago.

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• FALSE

Mesoamerica includes all of the lands stretching from the Valley of Mexico to Costa Rica in Central America.

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• FALSE

Corn, also known as maize, was the most important food in the Americas.

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• FALSE

The Maya built a civilization on the Yucatan Peninsula.

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• FALSE

The Maya used sinkholes as a source of water.

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• FALSE

The Maya had a written language.

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• FALSE

The Maya had a number system based on 20.

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• FALSE

The Maya disappeared mysteriously.

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• FALSE