Monday, April 8, 2019
Welcome back! Today we will begin our unit on the Americas.
Chapter 14, section 1, page 384--389. Answer questions in complete sentences.

Section 1 p. 384--389

1. Why is the soil fertile in Mesoamerica?
2. What kinds of landforms and climates do North and South America have in common?
3. Why might it be hard to define written language?
4. What landform do most scientists think the first people crossed to reach America?
5. How do you think the geography of the Americas affected early peoples’ search for food?
6. How did farming settlements lead to the development of building, trade, art, and organized religion?
7. How might the Olmec civilization have influenced later civilizations in Mesoamerica (list at least two developments)?
8. How did farming (crops, irrigation) in Mesoamerica change? List two changes.