World History JAC: 16:1 The First Americans

Why do experts think the city of Teotihuacan began to decline?

At the end of the Ice Age, many species of animals died out or became

Sharp volcanic glass used to make weapons in Mesoamerica

An important staple food that early Americans learned how to develop was

What is a drought?

The Hohokahm dug canals that carried waters to their fields, this is an example of

How did the Moche get water to their desert area?

During the Ice Age water froze into huge sheets of ice and formed ___.

Because ancient Mesoamerican civilizations learned to farm, then they were able to focus on

The Moche lived in a

When you have control over all or most of a resource

The Anasazi moved into the region's canyons and cliffs, these cliff houses were later called

The Andean and Hopewell were called the___ because they built huge mounds made of earth.

The 1st planned and largest pre-Columbian city in Mesoamerica was

Meso means what in Greek?

Woolly mammoths provided _____ for early Americans.

Effect: No other tribe/civilization could fight them

During the ___, the ocean froze, and an area of dry land was exposed between _____ and Alaska.

The first Americans got water to their cities/crops by

Hunters in the Americas move constantly to find

Hunters followed animals across a land bridge that we now call

The ____ were the first and oldest Mesoamericans to establish a far reaching trade empire.

In what area was farming the most common during the time of ancient civilizations?

What were the first American people?

Cause: Farming/Planting seeds for food