Olmec
They are called the rubber people
What does the name Olmec mean?
This is a black volcanic rock that is used to make knives
What is obsidian?
The name is Tenochtitlan
What is the name of the Aztec capital?
A method of growing crops by making stairs on a mountain
What is a terrace?
Another name for Mesoamerica.
What is Central America?
One of the earliest civilizations that existed in Mesoamerica
Who were the Olmec?
The number 0, is made by drawing a seashell/turtle shell.
What is Mayan math?
The Aztecs made these floating gardens to grow crops
What are chinampas?
A mountain range in South America the Inca lived on
What are the Andes mountains?
What is maize?
The Olmec are well known for 2 specific items
What is an Olmec colossal head/what is rubber?
A building on top of a hill the Mayan priests used to study the stars
What is an observatory?
This raised road system is how the Aztecs can trade and travel from their capital, since it's on a lake
What are causeways and why are they important?
The capital of the Inca Empire
What is Cuzco?
A woven fabric used by many cultures
What is a textile?
The first people to come to the Americas used this method of travel
What is a land bridge?
The highlanders gave jade and obsidian, while the lowlanders gave cotton, rubber, and cacao
What items did the highlanders trade with the lowlanders?
This artifact is used in religious storytelling as the birds are symbols of the sun, moon, and stars, and messengers of the supernatural.
Why is the vulture vessel an important artifact?
Pachacuti used alliances and conquest to do this.
How did Pachacuti expand his territory?
This game is played with two teams and can only hit the rubber ball with their hips, knees, and elbows
What is the pok-ta-tok/ Mesoamerican ball game?
The Olmec heads weigh in many tons, each has a different design, and people wonder how the Olmecs moved them
Why are the colossal heads unique?
Food shortage, poor soil, too much war, droughts, and rebellion are potential factors
The Spaniards had better weapons and armor, cut off supplies, brought horses, and spread disease. They also had help from Malintzin.
What are the factors that caused the Aztec Empire to fall to the Spaniards?
What is domestication?
The group of Spaniards who traveled to Mesoamerica for gold and resrouces
Who are the conquistadors