True or false: The Americas are made up of North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
True
True or false: The Rocky Mountains are lower than the Appalachians.
False
True or false: Growing and trading crops helped early Americans form more complex societies.
True
True or false: One of the most difficult challenges faced by the ancient Maya were the sinkholes that were found in southern Mexico and Central America.
False
True or false: The Hopi of the Pacific Northwest built homes from adobe.
False
What was the grand emperor retreat complex built by the Inca high in the Andes Mountains
Machu Picchu
Who was the powerful ruler who expanded the Aztec empire and built temples, aqueducts, and roads
Montezuma 1
Name for a Navajo home
Hogan
What do we call the region stretching between central Mexico and Costa Rica
Mesoamerica
What do we call a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies
An isthmus
What is adobe?
sun-dried mud bricks
According to some scientists, how did ancient people cross from Asia to North America?
Using the land bridge
Why did the Maya seek captives in war?
To work the land
What did Hunter-gatherers do?
moved constantly in search of food.
Where was the great Aztec city of Tenochtitlán located?
on a swampy lake island
The Iroquois League was formed in order to
bring unity and peace to several warring groups in the region.
