Mesoamerican
Countries
Countries
Mesoamerican
Bodies of Water
Bodies of Water
Olmec Civilization
Zapotec Civilization
Agriculture
100
Which country is #10?
Mexico
100
Which body of water is #15?
Pacific Ocean
100
This ancient Mesoamerican civilization, known as the "Mother Culture," thrived from around 1200 to 400 BCE?
Olmec Civilization
100
This ancient Mesoamerican civilization thrived in the Oaxaca Valley and is known for its impressive city of Monte Albán
Zapotec Civilization
100
This geographic are provided fertile soil and adequate rainfall for growing crops?
Lowlands
200
Which country is # 1?
Belize
200
Which body of water is #14?
Caribbean Sea
200
True or False: The Olmecs are famous for carving these massive stone sculptures, often depicting the faces of rulers?
True
200
The Zapotecs developed one of Mesoamerica’s earliest systems of this, which used symbols to represent words and sounds?
Writing
200
Mesoamerican civilization in this geographic region needed to develop irrigation channels
Highlands
300
What country is #2?
Guatemala
300
Which body of water is between #13?
Gulf of Mexico
300
The Olmecs lived near the Gulf of Mexico in these two present-day countries?
Mexico and Guatemala
300
The Zapotec capital, built on a mountaintop, had large plazas, temples, and even a ball court?
Monte Alban
300
These three crops were considered the three sisters and grew well together
Squash, Beans and Maize
400
Countries 10, 1, and 2 make up what land form?
Yucatan Peninsula
400
What body of water is north of #16?
Atlantic Ocean
400
The Olmecs are believed to have developed this important Mesoamerican game, which was later played by the Maya and Aztecs?
Mesoamerican ballgame
400
The Zapotecs built underground tombs and believed in an afterlife, making them one of Mesoamerica’s earliest civilizations to practice these ceremonies?
burial rituals
400
This crop was used as currency when trading
Cacao Beans
500
The Sierra Madre mountains are in which Mesoamerican country?
Mexico
500
Aside from adequate rainfall, what other sources of water helped Mesoamerican civilizations grow crops in the lowlands?
Lakes and Rivers
500
The Olmecs built their civilization in a hot and humid area, with these TWO environments?
Jungles and Rivers
500
Like the Olmecs and Maya, the Zapotecs created one of these, which helped them track time and important religious events
Calendar
500
Mesoamerican civilizations had to use this technique to be able to plant their fields of crops in the lowlands
Slash and Burn