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Early History of the Americas

3 Choose the correct answer.

1. Early settlers reached the Americas during the .

a. Stone Age
b. Renaissance
c. Ice Age

2. The North American early settlers lived around the River.
a. Missouri

b. Yukon
c. Mississippi
3. The early settlers lived from .

a. farming
b. manufacturing
c. trade

4. The region is hard to live in because of the lack of water.
a. Great Basin
b. Eastern Woodlands

c. California

5. The word “Meso” means .
a. northern
b. middle
c. southern

6. The Olmec people lived in the area of today.
a. Mexico

b. United States
c. Canada
7. The Olmecs were known for their production.

a. cotton
b. plastic
c. rubber

8. The Zapotecs lived in what is today .
a. New Mexico

b. Oaxaca
c. San Lorenzo

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