Category One
The Bahamas (with more than 3,000 islands), the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles. The Bahamas (red on the map) are the furthest north. The Greater Antilles (in yellow) included in what region
A very large city, typically with a population of more than 10 million people
What is a Megacity?
Teotihuacan had what kind of living situations
What are apartments?
Home to the Sierra Madre mountains
What is Central America?
This civilization had massive sculpted heads that were carved from volcanic rock, called basalt, and weighed about 20 tons each
Who are the Olmec?
This type of source was used for tools in MesoAmerica
What is obsidian?
These crops, oranges, coffee, sugarcane, avocados, and agave, were grown in what region
Mesoamerican civilizations played this for sport as well as part of a ritual where the losing team was subject to sacrifice
What is the ballgame?
The Hero Twins in the Maya creation story turn into these two objects
The Andes Mountains run up the western part of what region
What is South America
An early city in central Mexico, certainly the earliest large city in the region
What is Teotihuacan?
The ball used for the ball game was about the size of a volleyball and weighed this much
What is 6-10lbs?
People who follow might say that walking in a forest is like visiting a temple.
What is Pantheism?
This civilization founded settlements along the Coatzacoalcos River near the Gulf of Mexico in modern-day Veracruz, Mexico.
Who are the Olmec?
Two things led to the discovery of Mayan ruins
What are gum and lasers?