Olmec
One of the most famous achievements of the Olmecs were these, which were made out of basalt
What are Colossal head statues
This is one export of the Toltecs (multiple possible answers)
What is cacao, chili peppers, obsidian, mushrooms, maize, or beans
Teotihuacan is known as the city of this because very little is known about it
What is the city of Mystery
Many people of Mayan descent still live in this country today
What is Mexico
Both the Incas and Aztecs were conquered by these people
What are the Spaniards/Spanish
The Olmec civilization is given this maternal nickname because it was the first major civilization in Mesoamerica and inspired all civilizations after it
What is Mother Culture
The Toltec are considered the ancestors to this other civilization
What are the Aztecs?
Teotihuacan is located 30 miles Northeast of this capital city
What is Mexico City
The Mayans had this kind of writing system, similar to the Ancient Egyptians
What are hieroglyphics
The Incas did not have written language but instead used these to record information
What are Quipus
The main Olmec god was this kind of animal
What is a Jaguar?
The main god of the Toltec was Quetzalcoatl, known as the 'Feathered- this' god
What is Serpent
The Aztecs gave Teotihuacan its name which means the birthplace of (these powerful beings)
What are gods
The Mayans used this method of harming themselves as a way of honoring their gods
What is bloodletting
The Aztecs built there capital city in this type of watery environment
What is a Lake
The Olmecs were located along the coast of this body of water (Not an Ocean)
What is the Gulf of Mexico
This was the capital city of the Toltec civilization
What is Tollan/Tula
The Teotihuacan have many pyramids such as the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent as well as two other pyramids named for celestial bodies
What are the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon
This is the peninsula that the Mayan civilization was located on
This is one weapon used by the Aztecs that we saw in the video on Monday/Tuesday
What are the Atlatl or the Macuahuitl
The Olmec played this game in which you must shoot a rubber ball through a stone ring without using your hands or feet.
What is 'Pok-a-tok'
The Toltec has this type of government, which means a small and privileged ruling class has all the power
What is an Aristocracy
No one knows why Teotihuacan collapse but some historians theorize it was due to this disastrous weather event from 535-536 AD
What is the Volcanic Winter
The Mayans were one of these, a group that shares the same ethnicity and language is known as this kind of group
What is an ethnolinguistic group
The Incas were located in what is now this modern-day South American country
What is Peru