Physical Features
Olmec or Maya?
Aztecs
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Interesting Facts
100
This is NOT a physical feature or landform located in Mesoamerica. A. Volcano B. Plains C. Desert D. Mountains
What is plains?
100

This was the most powerful class in the Olmec civilization.

What are the priests and government officials?

100
This was the original name of the Aztecs.
What is Mexica?
100
Quetzalcoatl was believed to be the god of this.
What is creation?
100
This crop was not grown in Mesoamerica. A. Potatoes B. Squash C. Maize D. Beans
What are potatoes?
200
This landform forms the southeastern border of the Gulf of Mexcio.
What is the Yucatan Peninsula?
200
This is called the "Mother Civilization" because of its direct influence on other civilizations that followed.
What is the Olmec?
200
Tenochtitlan was built on two swampy islands in this area since all the good land had already been settled upon.
What is Lake Texcoco?
200
True or False: Aztecs based religious ceremonies on agricultural events.
What is true?
200

These are the 4 steps of slash and burn

What are, 1.Slash 2. Burn 3. Fertilize and Plane, 4.Migrate

300
These two bodies of water border the Mesoamerica area.
What are the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean?
300
These are two reasons the Mayan civilaztion used cenotes.
What is for fresh water and religious ceremonies?
300
When Tenochtitlan became overcrowded, the Aztecs built these to expand the city.
What are chinampas?
300
This explorer may have been believed to be the god Quetzlacoatl which was the reason he was able to defeat the Aztec empire.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
300
Under this belief, the leader is said to represent the will of the gods.
What is theocracy?
400
Volcanoes provide these two natural resources.
What are basalt and obsidian?
400

This civilization began along Mexico's Gulf Coast

What are both the Olmec

400
This was believed by the Aztecs to be the most precious gift that could be sacrificed to the gods.
What is the human heart?
400

This emperor allowed the Aztec empire to be defeated.

Who is Moctezuma II?

400
Mayan mathematics had a number system based on this number.
What is 20?
500
This landform is made primarily of limestone rock and led to the formation of the cenotes.
What is the Yucatan Peninsula?
500

This civilization created a calendar based on the 365 day Earth orbit and the movement of the moon and other planets.

What is the Maya Civilization?

500
The Aztecs built these to connect their islands to the main land.
What are causeways?
500
Moctezuma I expanded his empire in these directions.
What is east and south?
500

Tenochtitlan built the first ___________

What are highways

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