Olmecs
The Olmecs settled where?
In the lowlands and along the Gulf of Mexico
Bodies of water, mountains, rainforests, and coastal plains provided resources for Mesoamericans to thrive through...
Fishing & Agriculture
A list of Mayan social classes in descending order below the king would be:
Priests & nobles, peasants, slaves
The Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlan on ______ in Lake Texcoco.
islands
True or False: The main clergy of the Yucatec Maya were the Ah Kin
True
The Olmecs developed both water and this type of system...
Drainage system
Obsidian, onyx, jade, gold, and silver were available to be crafted for personal use or...
Trade
Much information about the Mayas came from the writings of:
Diego De Landa
True or False: The Spanish showed gratitude for the gifts that Montezuma gave them.
FALSE
Mayas were animists that believed each person had a spiritual guide called a:
Wayob
Their houses
The 3 main Mesoamerican groups are the...
Olmecs, Mayans, & Aztecs
Details of Diego De Landa's methods for converting Mayas to Roman Catholicism include:
His methods were unjust
He tortured the Mayas
He did not treat the Mayas as though they were made in the image of God
Based on the drawing on the board: The Gulf of Mexico is:
D
Mayas believed that the world was ___ and four gods held up each corner.
Flat
They carved giant _____ out of stone, jade, and basalt
Heads
The sap of the cahuchu tree was used in the development of...
Rubber
Mayan women were responsible for:
Preparing the main meal of the day
Making thread to weave cloth for clothing
Ground corn and cared for the children
Based on the drawing on the board: Tenochtitlan
C
Mayas believed that ____ had 13 layers, each with its own god.
Heaven
True or False: Little is known about culture and every day life because there is no archaeological evidence from that period.
False.
Trade in the Mayan civilization included:
Cities in the highlands trading with those in the lowlands
a means for people to get what they need
Based on the drawing on the board: Pacific Ocean and Valley of Mexico
B-Ocean, A-Valley of Mexico
Mayas believed that the underworld had nine layers each with a:
lord of the night