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Early History of the Americas

5 Fill in the blanks.

1. The earliest settlers in the Americas lived as and
.

2. The land bridge linked and .
3. , , , and
were some of the plants the early settlers discovered.

4. People who were in the Northwest region gathered food like ,
, , and .

5. The California region receives plenty of .
6. Early settlers of the Eastern Woodlands navigated the rivers by .

7. The Olmec people lived in what is today Mexico.
8. and are two cities built by the Olmecs.

9. The Olmecs in the Aztec language means .
10. The Olmec civilization lasted from to .

6 Mark true or false.

1. The early settlers of the Americas arrived by ship. true false
2. Farming helped the early settlers survive in certain areas. true false

3. Living in the California region was very hard for the early settlers. true false
4. Most of the Olmecs lived in small villages around the cities. true false

5. The early civilizations used modern weapons for hunting. true false

7 Use the boxes below to compare the life of the early settlers with our life today.

Early Life Similarities Modern Life

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