Maya/Olmec
What resource was discovered by the Olmec and was used for games and other things in their society?
rubber trees to make rubber
What was the major crop of the Mayans?
Maize or corn
upright stone slab decorated with inscriptions or pictorial relief carvings
stela
What did the ice age create for travel?
An land bridge between Asia and America
What 2 things would the Olmecs use to play games?
Rubber balls and open fields
What was religion like in Olmec?
Polytheistic
A great sheet of ice that moves slowly over a surface
Glacier
Name 2 geographical things that Meso-America was made up of
options: Mountains, rough hills, plateaus, and rainforests
Most people did this job in both Mayan and Olmec Society?
farming
What part of Mayan culture was the first of mesoamerica?
Written Language
A writing symbol carved into stone
Glyph
What was the major city in Maya?
Copan
How long was the Olmec civilization around?
800 years
What are 2 ways that the people of middle america grow crops?
Slash and burn / silt from floods
Of or relating to the part of the earth between the 2 tropics
Tropical
Why does the climate change so drastically in middle america?
Change in elevation
What is the name of the center of the Olmec society?
La Venta
What 2 things were found at the center of The Olmec society
Earthen mounds and giant stone heads
A time in Earth's past when glaciers covered nearly half the earth
Ice Age
What is the name of the maize God?
Yum Kax