Olmec Civilization and Mesoamerica Geography

Question 1

Another name for Middle America or Central America is

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Mesoamerica

Question 2

Scientists believe that the first American cultures

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emerged in Mesoamerica

Question 3

The Olmec were famous for sculpting colossal heads out of___________???

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rocks

Question 4

Historians believe that early Americans came to the Americas by way of

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Crossing a land bridge on the Bering Strait

Question 5

The Olmec civilization of Mesoamerica is famously known as the __________civilization in Mesoamerica.

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Oldest

Question 6

The four major regions of the Americas are _____________

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North America, South America, Mesoamerica, Caribbean Islands

Question 7

____________was the most important food for the Olmec

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maize

Question 8

The first people of The Americas were:

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Hunters and Gatherers

Question 9

A narrow piece of land connecting large land masses...

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Isthmus

Question 10

The Olmec carved heads were colossal. Colossal means???

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huge

Question 11

The Olmec civilization of Mesoamerica developed in

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the tropical lowlands along the Gulf of Mexico

Question 12

What geographic feature best describes Mesoamerica?

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Tropical rainforests

Question 13

The large stone heads that were carved by Olmec artisans are believed to represent?

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Leaders or Kings

Question 14

Who built the first pyramids in the Americas?

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The Olmecs

Question 15

The Olmecs grew beans, squash and

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maize

Question 16

The Olmec used ____________to make knives and mirrors.

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obsidian rock

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