Vocabulary
This green mineral was highly valued for carvings and jewelry. What is it?
What is Jade?
The Olmec is known as what type of culture, due to how influential it was?
What is a mother culture?
When did the Classical Maya period start?
What is 250 BCE?
In what year did the Aztec civilization begin?
What is 1325?
When did the Incan civilization start?
What is 1200 CE?
This small tropical tree's seeds are used to make chocolate. What is it?
What is Cacao?
The Olmec ball game required players to use which parts of their body to get the ball into the hoop?
What are hips and thighs?
What was the most famous city of the Maya known for its public plazas and canals?
What is Palenque?
The capital city of the Aztecs was built in the middle of which major landform? *Also name the capital city*
What is Tenochtitlan built on Lake Texcoco?
What type of climate is found in the Andes region?
What is hot and humid, with many mountains?
What is the name of the volcanic glass used by Mesoamerican civilizations?
What is Obsidian?
What type of climate does Mesoamerica have?
What is hot and humid?
The Maya were known for their advancements in astronomy, which helped them create what?
What is an accurate calendar?
Who was responsible for tribute, law, and trade in the Aztec Empire?
Who are the rulers?
Who led the Spanish conquest of the Incas?
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
This process involves cutting down trees and burning foliage to fertilize the soil. What is it called?
What is Slash-and-Burn Agriculture?
Name one natural resource found in Mesoamerica.
What is fertile soil? (Other acceptable answers: Ocean water, Mountains)
This temple ruin located in the Yucatan Peninsula can still be visited today. What is it?
What is Chichen Itza?
What were the two lowest classes in Aztec society?
What are merchants and artisans, and farmers and slaves?
What device did the Inca use for recording information?
What is quipu?
What is the term for floating gardens used for agriculture in Mesoamerica?
What are Chinampas?
The Olmec civilization had a significant influence on which aspect of Mesoamerican culture?
What is religion or art? (Acceptable variations)
The Maya had four main social classes. Name all of them.
What is the Ruling class, Nobility, Commoners, and Slaves?
Name one reason the Aztec Empire was defeated by the Spanish.
What is inadequate weapons? (Acceptable variations: disease, alliances, food and water supply issues)
What were the runners who carried messages in the Inca Empire called?
What are chasquis?