Farming
What was the first thing they planted?
Corn, beans, and squash
The first people in Central America hunted animals and gathered plants around 8000 BCE.
True
Who were the first people in Central America?
These early people hunted animals, gathered plants, and moved from place to place
What are the effects of the Spanish arrival in the 1500s?
War, sickness, and forced labor under the Spanish pushed Indigenous people to move into Belize during this century.
What are early Maya towns in Belize?
These Maya settlements Cuello, Cahal Pech, and Cerros
What are great Maya cities of Belize?
Caracol, Altun Ha, Lamanai, and Xunantunich
Farming in Central America began around 1400 BCE.
False, (It began around 2000 BCE)
The Maya built large cities in Belize around 900 CE
True