Early Indigenous Culture
People moved from this continent into the Americas.
What is Asia
The Olmec civilization flourished in this present-day country.
What is Mexico
The Maya made great progress in understanding this science...
What is astronomy
The lack of pottery artifacts at Caral indicated that the civilization was...
what is older than pottery
The Mississippian civilization was found in this present-day country...
What is the United States
Our understanding and knowledge of the first migrants to North America is continually changing due to this...
What is new findings
The giant carved heads created by the Olmec are believed to depict...
what are important rulers
Maya civilization was united by this feature
What is a shared culture and belief system
Historians believe that the Caral civilization was built in the desert to serve as a...
what is a trading center
Like the Maya, the Mississippian civilization included many independent groups and each had its own...
what is a ruler
In climates that prevented the development of agriculture, people did this to survive.
What is migrate to find food
This feature enabled the Olmec population to grow and their civilization to expand.
What is large-scale agriculture
The Maya created and used this tool to help them know when to plant and harvest crops
The Caral built pyramids with rooms at the top for these members of society
what are the elite
Mississippians built this feature and then built their homes on top of them
what is a mound
Indigenous traditions provide a plan for...
what is governing the community
This civilization is believed to have been influenced by the Olmec.
What is the Maya civilization
The Maya co-existed and lived near this culture...
what is the Olmec
The Caral civilization was large and the people were fed by...
bringing food in from other areas
Mississippian people were able to settle in one area and specialized in different trades such as pottery because of their success in...
what is growing corn and other crops
European records of Indigenous cultures affected our understanding of these early cultures because...
they reflected prejudice toward Indigenous cultures
Olmec society was considered stratified because it had...
what is multiple social classes
The Maya lived in present-day Mexico and Central America and built this type of monumental architecture...
what is the pyramid
The Caral built these large round structures as a place to enjoy music
what are amphitheatres
Mississippian rulers lived at the very top of the mounds. This showed society...
who the most recent/important ruler was