MesoAmerica

4. They settled in the Yucatan Peninsula, not far from the Olmecs. A very cultural and intellectual people who used astronomy to create and very accurate calendar.
6. a large area of flat land with few trees
9. distance above sea level
12. to leave behind
13. the time or period before recorded or written history
14. an early Mesoamerican civilization that was centered in the Oaxaca Valley of what is now Mexico

1. a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
2. the first major South American civilization, which flourished in the highlands of what is now Peru from about 900 to 200 B.C.
3. A way of supplying water to an area of land
5. An early form of corn grown by Native Americans
7. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
8. a strip of land that connects two larger landmasses, enabling migration of plants and animals to new areas
10. The first Mesoamerican civilization. Between ca. 1200 and 400 B.C.E., these people of central Mexico created a vibrant civilization that included intensive agriculture, wide-ranging trade, ceremonial centers, and monumental construction.
11. originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
13. A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level