Who were they?
The name of the first dominant ancient civilization
What are the Olmecs?
The name of the civilization influenced by the Olmecs.
What are the Aztecs?
This region is known as the "cradle of civilization"
What is Mesoamerica?
What is a reservoir?
The main ingredient in chocolate.
What is cocoa beans?
The structures the Olmecs were most known for.
What are the Great Pyramids?
The Maya capital city.
What is Tikal?
The definition of indigenous people
True of False - The Olmecs began in the pre-historic era.
FALSE
The name of the Maya ball game.
What is Pok-A-Tok?
All of the ancient civilizations centered around this aspect of life.
What is religion?
True of False: The Mayas were skilled builders as well as skilled farmers
The most important industry in ancient civilization or another form word for farming.
What is agriculture.
The era in Mesoamerica before the arrival of Europeans.
What is Pre-Columbia?
These great structures reached as high as 110 feet in the air.
What are the Great Pyramids?
True or False: The Mayas and Olmecs believed in one god.
FALSE. They worshiped many gods.
The number of city-states in the Maya civilization.
What is more than 80 city-states.
True or False: The Mays had many forms of government, and each city had an independent ruler.
TRUE. This led to their downfall.
If a civilization started in 500 B.C. and lasted until 1500 A.D., how many years did they exist?
Being good at astronomy and math helped the Mayas establish these...which we still use today.
What are calendars?
The the Father of the Aztec Empire.
Who was Montezuma?
Massive stone piers that included stories written in hieroglyphs.
What are Stelae?
The capital of the Aztecs.
What is Tenochtitlan?
The leaders of the social ladder were called this.
What are chiefdoms?
The countries that make up present-day Mesoamerica.
What is Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.