Mesoamerica
were They mesoamerica known for the ball game?
What were the Maya known for creating?
science of astronomy, calendar systems, and hieroglyphic writing
In the Maya Ball game were they allowed to use their heads, elbows, legs, and hips to hit the ball?
Yes it is true they were only allowed to use their heads, elbows, legs, and hips to hit the ball
Were the Aztec's Polytheistic?
Yes the Aztec's Were Polytheistic they believed in different gods
Was The Olmec Polytheistic
Yes The Olmec were Polytheistic
What did the Mesoamerican People Eat
Corn (maize)
True or False
Maya have temples or pyramids
True e
What is About the size of the court for the ball game (Mr. Hernandez said it looked like this)
Football Court
What did the Aztecs create?
agriculture, cultivating all available land, introducing irrigation, draining swamps, and creating artificial islands in the lakes
What did the Olmec Create?
colossal stone heads, thrones, stela (upright slabs), and statues.
When did the Mesoamerican civilization flourish?
1200 BCE
What did the Maya eat?
beans, squash, fruit trees and corn
what was the ball game court called mesoamerican
pitz
What did the Aztec's Eat?
maize, beans and squash
What did the olmec eat?
squash, beans, manioc, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes and Maize
Why did the Mesoamerican Civilization Fall
environmental degradation, warfare, shifting trade routes and extended drought.
What type of Weapons did the maya use?
bow and arrow, blowgun, slings and throwing spears.
What was the Ball in the Ball game made out of
Who was the Aztec's Main God?
What year did the Olmec Civilization Fall
What type of Weapons Did the Mesoamerican people use?
Slings, Bows and Arrows, Atlatl, Blowguns
did the mayans have slaves
yes They had slaves
What did The ball game symbolize
battle between day and night, when the sun must pass through the Underworld before rising again at dawn.
what year did the aztec empire fall
What did the Olmec's trade
obsidian, jade, serpentine, mica, rubber, pottery, feathers and polished mirrors of ilmenite and magnetite.