Aztec
The Aztecs were defeated by the ________
Who are the spanish
The maya were conquered by
Who are the Spanish
The olmec made giant______________
Heads
How was the game won
The team with the most goals at the end won
the city known as the city of the skies that the spanish didn't destroy because they couldn't find it
Machu Pichu
What was the aztec capital city called.
tenochitlan.
To better understand their ______ the maya made many scientific advancements
Gods
why are they named olmec
Because they played a game with a rubber ball
What was the objective of the game
To try to get the ball past the other team
The Maya were located on this peninsula
What did the aztecs originally call themselves
The mexica
Maya writing is made of symbols that represent______
what is sound
What does olmec literally mean
Rubber people
What did the ball look like
It was a solid rubber ball and had a skull in the core.
The olmecs were located at the bottom of this gulf
The gulf of mexico
What year were the aztec conquered
1519
Giant buildings called _______ dominated mayan cities
What are Step pyramids
How was their calendar similar to ours
Its exactly the same
How did it go beyond mere entertainment
The losers of the game were sacrificed
The old Aztec capital is now____
New mexico city
Who led the aztecs to their city
Huitzilopochtli
Stone collums called _________ were covered in writing that traces family and military history.
What do the sculptures of people represent
People who played in the ballgame
Whats games are it a combination of
Soccer, Rugby, Basketball
What Hemishphere is mesoamerica in
The western Hemisphere