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Olmec Civilization
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Mayan Civilization
Miscellaneous
100
The imaginary lines surrounding the tropics of South America
What Are the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
100
3 Common foods eaten by Olmec People
What are Maize, beans, squash, peppers, fish, turtle, deer
100
A way of life that strongly influences later cultures
What is A mother culture
100
Favorite drink of the noble people
What is Hot chocolate
100
Define Isthmus
What is A thin strip of land connecting two large bodies of land
200
The imaginary line that goes around the center of the earth
What is The equator
200
The animal worshiped above others, who provided rain
What is The Jaguar
200
Corn found in Central America
What is Maize
200
Number of cities built by the Mayans
What is Over 40
200
The result for the losing team in they ancient game Pok-a-toc
What is Death
300
Climate found in northern Mexico and the bottom of South America, very little rain
What is The desert
300
This bird's feathers were prized and used as a decoration or a headdress.
What is A Quetzal
300
A method of clearing land for farming by cutting down trees and burning them
What is Slash-and-burn agriculture
300
The social classes of Mayan Society
What Ruling class, nobility, peasants, and slaves
300
The Olmec put this unusual spice in their hot cocoa
What is Hot pepper
400
The direction rivers flow
What is Down, due to gravity
400
Famous Olmec sculptures
What is Olmec Stone Heads
400
Fertile soil deposited by rivers
What is Alluvial soil
400
A type of book written on bark paper
What is Codex
400
The religious ball game traditionally played with a solid rubber ball and a 20 foot ring by many Central and Southern American cultures
What is Pok-A-Tok
500
Name of a famous South American river
What is The Amazon
500
Rather than declare war on other groups of people, the Olmecs used this to spread their ideas
What is Trade
500
A stone monument containing glyphs representing important dates or events
What is Stele
500
2 reasons why kings declared war on other cities
What is Political and economic advantage, control of trade routes, and tribute from other cities
500
Temperature change for every 1000 feet in elevation
What is 3.5 degrees