Geography and Agriculture in Meso-America
This is the process of clearing the land and burning the trees to fertilize the soil
slash-and-burn-agriculture
This is very fertile soil deposited by flowing water
Alluvial Soil
This is a paper screen folded into a book
Codex
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A smiley face
The smallest breed of dogs
Chihuahuas
This is a tree that grows in hot tropical climates and its beans are a prized trading item
cacao
These were the upper class of priests and nobles
elites
these are large stone monuments
Steles
May Pulls Ear Up
Maple Syrup
This is the first animal to be cloned
A sheep
This is part of the southern part of mexico that divides the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
This is a culture or way of life that influences later cultures
mother culture
He was one of the greatest Mayan kings
Pacal II
Aim Odors High Gull
A motorcycle
Most of the bones in your body are located here
In your feet
This plant is typically grown in temperate land at about 2000 ft elevation
corn, beans, squash, cotton, coffee
These are the main cities of the Olmec civilization(name one)
La Venta/San Lorenzo
This is the main god of the Maya
ItzamNa
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A school teacher
These are the only flying mammals
bats
Meso-Americans used this volcanic rock to create tools and weapons
Obsidian
The Olmec head statues are made out of this volcanic rock
basalt
These are two of the main Mayan cities
Copan, Tikal, Palenque, Bonampak, Chichen Itza
Ape Arrows Uncle As His
A pair of sunglasses
The plastic or metal tip of a shoelace is called this
Aglet