Chapter 9 Ancient America
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
C
B
A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of ___
2.
S
A
Largest continent on Earth
3.
A
M
A
A country on the island of ___
4.
I
S
M
A relatively narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
5.
J
A
U
A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard
6.
E
A
An Asian peninsula separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan
7.
M
E
I
Country south of the USA known for tacos
8.
T
I
V
An indigenous person who was born in a particular place
9.
N
C
T
O
Someone from whom you are descended (plural)
10.
L
E
A member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between
12.
U
L
E
A location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
15.
L
E
The world's longest river
16.
P
T
R
Ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
17.
S
L
E
M
T
A body of people who ___ far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
18.
P
A
N
A republic on the Isthmus of ___
19.
M
E
R
Land of the free; the USA