The Olmec
There are seventeen of these in the world - believed to have been built for important rulers and leaders
Colossal Heads
The Mayans, amongst many others, created multiple versions of these; some were ceremonial and religious; predicted the end of the world in 2012 (falsely)
Calendars
The capital city of the Aztecs
Tenochtitlan
The staple crop produced by Mesoamerican civilizations
Corn/maize
Moctezuma was the emperor of this empire at the beginning of their downfall
The Aztec
The Olmec believed these were a portal into a different dimension that they could not access
Mirrors
This was the #1 goal of Mayan city-states when going to war
To capture and kill as many enemies as possible
The Aztec Empire was founded when the Mexica formed an alliance with how many other civilizations?
2 - Tlacopan, Tetzcoco
The religion of the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and most/all other Mesoamerican civilizations
Polytheism
The last name of the Spanish conquistador responsible for overthrowing the Aztecs
Cortes
The most prized material in the Olmec civilization - many sculptures and figures were carved out of this
Jade
Name of the pyramid located at Chichen Itza - contains many hidden features
El Castillo
Floating gardens, causeways, marketplaces, stone canals
"The tail of Mexico" - the region where many great Mesoamerican civilizations lived - known for its warm and rainy climate
The Yucatan Peninsula
Name of the type of sacrifice that was seen as a blood offering to the gods - seen as a better alternative especially for the elite because it did not always lead to death
Bloodletting
Name 2 of the 3 natural occurances/disasters that led to the downfall of the Olmec civilization
Volcanic eruptions, over farming, drought/river changes
Name of the era defined by natural disaster, the fall of long-lasting powerful city states and environmental disaster
The Terminal Classic Era
Legend predicted that the Mexica would establish a powerful and glorious civilization when they encountered this sign
The earliest known written language of Mesoamerica was discovered on this named artifact
The Cascajal Block
Legend says that they two young boys who are credited with creation of the Mesoamerican Ball Game were killed and now are revived daily as what two objects
We refer to the Olmec as this because of the influence they had on all the civilizations that would follow
A parent civilization
The long and bloody between these two city-states would go on to define the Classic Mayan Period
Tikal and Calakmul
The Aztec origins are not confirmed - but the belief is that they migrated into central Mexico from Aztlan, a region that includes this modern day area/region
The American Southwest
Aztec was that was carried out with the intention of capturing as many people as possible for sacrifice
Flower War
Nahuatl is the language of this Ancient Mesoamerican civilization
The Aztec