Maya/Olmec
Why was Olmec called rubber country?
Because of the rubber trees
What was the major crop of the Mayans?
Maize or corn
Maize
Corn
What did the ice age create for travel?
An land bridge between Asia and America
Name 2 animals that the Olmecs had.
Fish, turtles, ducks, boars, or deer
What was religion like in Olmec?
Polytheistic
A great sheet of ice that moves slowly over a surface
Glacier
Name 2 geographical things that Meso-America was made up of
options: Mountains, rough hills, plateaus, and rainforests
What 2 things would the Olmecs use to play games?
Rubber balls and open fields
What part of Mayan culture was the first of mesoamerica?
Written Language
A writing symbol carved into stone
Glyph
What was the major city in Maya?
Copan
How long was the Olmec civilization around?
800 years
What are 2 ways that the people of middle america grow crops?
Slash and burn / silt from floods
Of or relating to the part of the earth between the 2 tropics
Tropical
Why does the climate change so drastically in middle america?
Change in elevation
What was the major center of the Olmec empire?
La Venta
What 2 things were found at the center of La Venta?
Earthen mounds and giant stone heads
A time in Earth's past when glaciers covered nearly half the earth
Ice Age
What percent of Earth's living creatures live in rainforests?
75