Chapter 9: The Americas: A Separate World, 40,000 B

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast

The ________ seemed an unlikely site for a high culture to take root.

La Venta

________ may have fallen sometime around 400 BC.

Moche pots

________ show doctors healing patients, women weaving cloth, and musicians playing instruments.

Thisa animal

________ provided meat, hide, and bones for food, clothing, shelters, and tools.

Archaeologists

________ have found no evidence of political or economic organization within the culture.

Ancient Perruvians

________ may have visited Chavin temples to pay their respects.

Peru

________ was a harsh place to develop a civilization.

significant Olmec site

Another ________ was La Venta which rose around 900 BC.

trade network

Raw materials including iron ore and various stones- reached San Lorenzo from faraway regions, This ________ helped boost the Olmec economy and spread Olmec influence.

Scholars

________ believe San Lorenzo was destroyed around 900 BC.

Scientists

________ believe that it is related to the Ainu people of Japan and that they reached the Americas by island hopping on boats.

Agriculture

________ brought great change to peoples lives.

Experts

________ believe the Olmec prayed to a variety of nature gods.

Moche tombs

________ uncovered in the recent past revealed a civilization with enormous wealth.

Climate

________ was hot and dry during the day and freezing at night.

discovery

Recent discoveries of possible pre- Clovis sites have challenged this theory. This ________ was made at Monte Verde, Chile, near the southern tip of the Americas.

Overland travel

What is difficult? Answer with a single words or term.