Mesoamerica
What was the role of the women?
to stay at home and do the chores around the house?
The game that used a heavy rubberball that was only touched by using the hips, shoulders, and elbows?
Ulama
what city houses over 100,000 people?
Tikal
How long did the Olmec civilization last?
1200 B.C. 300 A.D.
This is the method that makes it easier to till and plow and stops water erosion down hills and mountains.
terraced farming
What was the main crop of the Maya and Olmec?
Maize
What was their economy based on?
farming
what are aqueducts?
support structures that carry water
why were they called the mother civilization?
they were the first civilization and directly influenced all other civilizations.
This is the item that was stored is huge warehouses to prevent starvation.
grain
The Maya used two different calendars for what?
solar seasons and sacred rites?
Who came in and overtook the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortez
what type of ruins can be seen today
observatories, palaces, plazas, reservoris, or artifical lakes
what was their main duty?
farmers
This is what the Inca civilization called their emperor.
Sapa Inca
What type of information did the codex have written in it?
information about predicting the future
who had to pay taxes to the aztecs
people from the conquered areas?
what did the maya believe the cenotes were used for?
to communicate with the gods?
what did archaeologist believed happened to the olmec?
migrated to the east
True or False: The Incas relied heavily on agriculture.
True
The Maya civilization might have disappreared because of what?
invasion, crop failures, or even civil war?
How did the Aztec use alliances to build their empire?
they were formed in order to help conquer other cities.
what type of government did the maya have and what is it
Theocracy and the rule was god given
How was the social structure of the Olmec Civilization organized?
1st: Rulers
2nd: Priests
3rd: Artisans and Craftsmans
4th: Farmers and Laborers
What did the Incas do if they thought the gods were angry?
they sacrificed humans and animals to the gods.