Geography
Mountain Range in South America
Andes Mountains
What is Maize
Corn
_____ was the center of society
agriculture and or religion
Polytheism
The main crop was
Maize (corn)
The invisible line that runs through South America
The Equator
What is terrace farming
Farming on the side of hill/mountain
Cities fought over
Priests were thought to have
magical powers
The Mayans practiced what forms of agriculture
Slash and burn, and terrace farming
The large forest
what is a topographical map?
A map that shows elevation
How was the Mayan civilization ruled?
single ruler in each city
Gods represented.....
the natural world
They used rubber to
weatherproof clothes and create rubber balls for their ball game
What region sits above South America
Central America
What is climate?
Weather in a specific location after a long period of time
The first civilization before the Mayans were
The Olmec
What three things were sacrificed?
Plants, animals, humans
Another use of cocoa beans
money
What two oceans border South America
North and South America
A monument was called
A stela
Before agricultural societies, what sort of societies existed?
Hunter-gather
Who were the humans that were sacrificed?
Slaves or prisoners of war
Rubber is harvested in
trees