Geography
Mayan
Olmec
Vocab
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100

Which is the largest modern country in Mesoamerica?

Mexico

100

True or False: The Mayans were united under one king.

False

100

True or False: The Olmec played the ball game

False

100

Meaning "between two Americas."

What is Mesoamerica?

100

If I run in a circle around Kelly, have I completed a rotation or a revolution?

Revolution


100

What room number are we sitting in right now?

Room 24

200

Which one of these countries is not in Mesoamerica: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Peru.

Peru

200

During what astrological event does a snake appear to descend the steps of this Mayan temple?

The Autumn/Fall and Spring Equinoxes 

200

Which of these cities has an Olmec colossal head site: Puerto Vallarta, San Lorenzo, or Eugene 

San Lorenzo


200

Shortage of food that lasts a long time

What is a Famine?
200

Circular systems of ocean currents driven by wind

What are Ocean Gyres?
200

What university did Adzima and Everett get their teaching certificates from?

University of Oregon/ UO Teach

300

What is this land mass called? 

Yucatan Peninsula

300

The Mayans believed that the final form of humans was made out of what?

Maize/Corn Dough/Masa

300

The word Olmec is of Aztec origin meaning "_____ people"

Rubber people
300

A picture that represents a sound.

What is a phonogram?

300

The four traits of a civilization are Territory, Government, Sovereignty, and what?

Population/People living there

300

For whom is Kelly Middle School named?

Colin Kelly


400

What body of water is on the west coast of Mesoamerica?

The Pacific Ocean

400
Did the Mayan Classic collapse occur in 910 CE or 910 BCE?

910 CE

400
What type of rock are the Olmec colossal heads made of?

Basalt

400

Meaning “Book of the People”, Mayan sacred text

Popol Vuh

400

In the Hero Twins myth, how did Hunahpu and Xbalanque's mother become pregnant?

Their father's head spit on their mother/through spit

400

Who is the governor of Oregon?

Tina Kotek

500

Name this country

Nicaragua

500
This restorative farming practice may have helped the Mayans farm without harming their environment.

What is the Milpa cycle?

500

What are the names of the mountains from which the Olmec got basalt?

Tuxtla Mountains

500

The right of a nation to govern itself without outside control.

What is Sovereignty?

500

What movie featured the Mayan temple of Tikal in the background? 

Star Wars

500
What year did Adzima graduate from high school?

2021

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