Need to know
Definitions
Need to know part 2
People
Definitions part 2
100

An anthropologist studies

what is human origins and behavior

100

dark, dense, volcanic rock

what is basalt 

100

Mayan houses were covered in

What is stucco

100

Jasaw Chan K’awii I was ruler of

Who are the Mayans

100

bottom of society; included debtors, criminals, and war prisoners

who are slaves

200

A land bridge can also be called a

What is a causeway

200

Olmec means

What is land of rubber

200

Another word for maize is

what is corn 

200

Montezuma was emperor of the

Who are the Aztecs

200

did the hard manual work

who are peasants

300

One of the earliest known Mesoamerican civilizations

Who is Olmec

300

glass-like volcanic rock

what is obsidian

300

The ancient _____ were one of the earliest civilizations that developed the idea of 0.

Who are the Mayans

300

Spanish priest who tried to make the Mayas accept Roman Catholicism

Who is Diego de Landa

300

educated; some held important positions in government

Who are nobles 

400

In the social order, who comes after the king?

Who are priests 

400

Chocolate is made from this type of bean

What is cacao 

400

commander of the spanish conquistadors 

Who is Hernando Cortes

400

top of society; considered to have descended from the gods

who are kings

500

What is the name for the Mayan folding book that was recorded on paper made from the inner bark of fig trees?

What is a codex

500

Practiced used in agriculture where is forest is cut and burned before the land is planted

What is slash and burn

500

at least four classes of these; some taught, some treated sickness

who are priests

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