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Section Quiz
The Early Americas
Section 1
FILL IN THE BLANK Read each sentence. Fill in the blank with the word from
the word pair that best completes each sentence.
1. The ________________________ Mountains run along the western shore of
South America. (Andes/Cascade)
2. The first complex civilization in the Americas was that of the
________________________. (Maya/Olmec)
3. Farming allowed people in the Americas to support a
________________________ population. (varied/large)
4. The first people to arrive in North America came from
________________________ around 12,000 BC. (Europe/Asia)
5. ________________________ is a region that includes the southern part of
what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of Central America.
(South America/Mesoamerica)
6. ________________________, or corn, became an important crop in many
regions of the Americas. (Obsidian/Maize)
7. After learning to grow maize, Mesoamericans also learned to grow
________________________. (wheat/potatoes)
8. The ________________________ culture is known for, among other things,
having been the first civilization in the Americas to develop a writing system.
(Inca/Chavin)
9. The first people to arrive in the Americas possibly crossed at the
________________________. (mountains/land bridge)
10. In eastern South America lies the ________________________ region, a hot
and wet rain forest. (Nile/Amazon)
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Section Quiz
The Early Americas
Section 2
MATCHING Read each description. On the lines below, write the letter of the term
or place that best matches each description.
____ 1. Maya farmers shaped hillsides into these in
order to grow crops.
____ 2. A sharp, glasslike volcanic rock that was
traded by the Maya.
____ 3. At the height of the Maya civilization,
there were more than 40 of these.
____ 4. Since the Maya civilization was not united,
each city was ruled by its own one of
these.
____ 5. These valuable trade goods are the source
of chocolate.
____ 6. The popular Maya ball game was likely
learned from these people.
a. cacao beans
b. cities
c. kings
d. obsidian
e. Olmec
f. Pacal
g. terraces
h. trade
i. warfare
j. Yucatán
____ 7. The Maya established an excellent system
for this activity between the highlands and
the lowlands.
____ 8. This Mayan king ruled the city of
Palenque.
____ 9. This was one of the possible causes of the
decline of Mayan civilization.
____ 10. Mayan civilization spread to this peninsula
in Mesoamerica.
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Section Quiz
The Early Americas
Section 3
TRUE/FALSE Read the FALSE statements below. Replace each underlined word
with one from the word bank that makes each sentence TRUE.
writing
gods
upper
Maya
1. Priests were members of the lower classes in Maya civilization.
_______________________________________________________________
2. The Greek calendar was 365 days long.
_______________________________________________________________
3. The Maya believed that their kings communicated with the ancestors.
_______________________________________________________________
4. The Maya developed a trade system, similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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