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The Earliest Americans

Name: _____________________   Period: ____
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These people developed the earliest known civilization in Mesoamerica and are known for their use of stone in architecture and the sculpture of huge heads.
Some of the earliest American cultures came out of this region that includes the southern part of what is now Mexico and the northern parts of Central America.
The first settlers to the Americas probably came in small groups from this continent.
The Aztec's built this city in 1325 on an island in Lake Texcoco that included raised roads to connect the island to the shore.
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These people were fierce warriors and had superior military ability.
The Inca had no written language but records were kept on a system of knotted strings called _________.
These people built large stone temples, palaces, bridges, paved large plazas for public gatherings and built canals to control the flow of water through their cities.
This term describes the climates and landscapes that surround all living things.
This term describes a movement of people or animals from one region to another.
These people began as a small tribe in the Andes Mountains of South America and formed a strong central government with a king as ruler.
When the sea level fell, a land bridge between northeastern Asia and present-day Alaska was exposed. Geographers call this strip of land the "_________ Land Bridge".
Scientists use this term to describe large amounts of water that froze into huge, moving sheets of ice.
This term is used to describe a group's set of common values and traditions, including language, government, and family relationships.
People who hunted animals and gathered wild plants for food were called "_________ - gatherers".