Mesoamerica
Where is Mesoamerica located?
Central Mexico
Which city houses over 100,000 people?
Tikal
The game that used a heavy rubber ball that was only touched by using the hips, shoulders, and elbows?
ulma
Why were they called "The Mother Civilization"
What is they were the first civilization and directly influenced all other civilizations.
Quipu
an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different way
Who built Mesoamerica?
Olmecs
What are aqueducts?
support structures that carry water
What was their economy based on?
What is farming
What was their main duty?
farmers
Zapote
a member of an American Indian people living in and around Oaxaca in southern Mexico
What were the 3 major civilizations in Mesoamerica?
Olmec, Maya, and Aztec
What type of ruins can be seen today?
observatories, palaces, plazas, reservoirs, or artifical lakes
Who had to pay taxes to the Aztecs?
What is people from the conquered areas?
What three things did the Olmec develop?
calendar, number system, and a form of writing
Chavin
Became the staple food of the Mesoamerica region. Still eaten today and is yellow.
What did Mesoamerica believe in?
multiple gods
What did the Maya believe the cenotes were used for?
communicate with the gods
Who came in and overtook the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortez
What did archaeologist believed happened to the Olmec?
migrated east
Maize
An early form of corn grown by Native Americans. Image
What does Mesoamerica stand for?
middle America
What type of government did the Maya have and what is it?
Theocracy and the rule was god given
How did the Aztecs use alliances to build their empire?
What is they were formed in order to help conquer other cities
What four animals did the sculptures have in them?
jaguars, eagles, snakes, and sharks
Obsidian
volcanic glass