Traits of a Civilization
A king and a queen, an emperor, a council
What is government?
The Aztec and The Maya
What were two civilizations that were a part of Mesoamerica?
Fish
What food did ancient civilizations find in the rivers?
Jaguar, Toucan, and the always fun monkeys
What are some animals found in the Yucatan Peninsula?
Training animals to be helpful and friendly to humans
What is domesticate?
What is religion?
North of the Equator
Where is Mesoamerica located?
Crops
What did the rivers help to grow?
The Maya
What civilization rose out of the Yucatan Peninsula?
Civilizations did this rather nicely around rivers
What is flourish?
What buildings are called
What is architecture?
Belize, Honduras, and Costa Rica
What are some countries that are a part of Mesoamerica?
A god
What did some ancient civilizations believe the river was?
"OMG but it's dry here. Where are the rivers? I only see lakes... and is that a swamp??"
What is the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula?
Water is needed. So we are going to use pipes and tunnels to get it to our crops...
What is irrigate?
Spanish, English, Japanese, French to name a few
What are languages?
Dry coastal deserts and wet inland rainforests
What are the different types of landscapes in Mesoamerica?
Fertile
What does capable of producing mean?
Warm humid rainforests
What covers the southern part of the Yucatan Peninsula?
It means heavy and healthy and full, as the vegetation in the southern portion of the Yucatan Peninsula.
What is lush?
Computers and Cellphones today, Compass and Irrigation systems in ancient civilizations
What is technology?
A piece of land that connects two other pieces of land
What is an isthmus?
Pre-Columbian
What is before Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the Americas in 1492?
A natural well of water in a sinkhole found all over the Yucatan Peninsula... Be careful not to fall in.
What is a cenote?
My great- grandfather, my grandfather, and my relatives from 100 years ago
What are descendants?