Section 1
Section 2
Vocabulary
Meeting People
Fill in the Blanks
100
a place where farming began from 9,000 to 10,000
What is Mesoamerica
100
What was the main advantage of living in a tropical rain forest?
Swaps and sinkhole gave them access to a year- round source of water.
100
a huge sheet of ice
What is glacier?
100
king of the city- state of Tikal supplied the leadership
What is Jasaw Chan K'awiil
100
Farming began in ~~~ 9,000 to 10,000 years ago.
What is Mesoamerica
200
also known as "Place of the Gods"
What is Teotihuacan
200
The Mayan word for "flat region"
What is Peten
200
to guess the future
What is predict
200
built a far- reaching trading empire
What is Olmec
200
The Maya developed a society of city- states and a culture based on their ~~~
What is religion
300
How did the agricultural revolution begin in America?
It began when they discovered that seeds can be planted into crops that people could eat.
300
What was one of the largest and oldest Mayan cities?
What is Tikal
300
a guess based on evidence
What is estimate?
300
built a civilization in the steamy rain forests of the Yucatan Peninsula
What is Maya
300
The ~~~ created a civilization of city- states and thrived in Mesoamerica's rain forest.
What is Maya
400
How did the first Americans develop corn?
The first Americans developed corn by crossing grass
400
When did the Mayan civilization reach it's peak?
In A.D. 500
400
agreement between people or nations to work together for assistance or protection
What is alliance
400
people who lived in the desert where Peru is today
What is Moche
400
The first civilizations in America were based on ~~~ and ~~~
What is farming & trade
500
Why was Mesoamerica's geography ideal for farming?
It was ideal for farming because the Ice Age just ended and the soil was good.
500
What did Mayan rulers teach their subjects?
Rulers taught subjects how to please the gods
500
a place in the ground where the earth has caved in and water collects
What is sinkhole
500
a famous European explorer
What is Vitus Bering
500
People came to the Americas during the ~~~, and about ~~~ years ago, farming began in Mesoamerica
What is Ice Age and 10,000
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