Dates!
More than 10,000 years ago is this period
Paleoindian
The country with the earliest domesticated plants
Mexico
The earliest people are in the Americas are called
Paleoindians
The first projectile point found in the Americas
Clovis
This precious stone was traded widely across Preclassic Mesoamerica. It was left in offerings at La Venta and El Manati.
What is jade (source is in Guatemala.)
After AD 250 is this period
Classic
A country that begins with "E' where the Maya lived
El Salvador
The people who had the earliest villages were the
Olmec
The type of projectile point found in South America
Fishtail point
This is the name of the large stones with carvings in Mesoamerica.
What is a stela? Stelae is the plural word.
Between 8000-2000 is this period
Archaic
Country where the Maya lived that begins with H
Honduras
The people who lived in Guatemala came to be called
Maya
The first type of container
gourd
This delicious food was very important across Mesoamerica.
What is maize (corn not acceptable)
The period after the Classic period
Postclassic
Location of the earliest ballcourt
Paso de la Amada
The people with the earliest ceramics are
Mokaya
Ceramics were originally made for
liquids
This is the first and almost domesticated animal in Mesoamerica?
dog
The period initiated by the arrival of the Spanish
Colonial
Earliest city in Mesoamerica
San Lorenzo
People who live in the Maya region today are called
Maya
Preclassic buildings often had these adorning the front
stucco masks
This volcanic glass was used as a tool.
Obsidian