Geography
The Olmec
the maya
The Aztecs
Anything
100

Mexico is located in which continent?

North America

100

Why were they called "The Mother Civilization"

What is they were the first civilization and directly influenced all other civilizations.

100

Which city houses over 100,000 people?

 is Tikal

100

The game that used a heavy rubberball that was only touched by using the hips, shoulders, and elbows?

is Ulama?

100

What was the role of the women?

is to stay at home and do the chores around the house?

200

What did the ancient people of Mesoamerica carve statues out of?

is jade 

200

What was their main duty?

is farmers

200

What are aqueducts?

 are support structures that carry water?

200

What was their economy based on

is farming

200

What was the main crop of the Maya and Olmec?


is Maize?

300

How is basalt and obsidian formed

 basalt lava cooling slowly and obsidian lava cooling quickly

300

What three things did the Olmec develop?

is calendar, number system, and a form of writing

300

What type of ruins can be seen today?

is observatories, palaces, plazas, reservoirs, or artifical lakes?

300

Who had to pay taxes to the Aztecs?

is people from the conquered areas?

300

What type of information did the codex have written in it?

 is information about predicting the future?

400

What mountain ranges line the coasts of Mexico

is Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental

400

What did archaeologist believed happened to the Olmec?

is migrated east

400

What did the Maya believe the cenotes were used for

is to communicate with the gods?

400

Who came in and overtook the Aztecs?

is Hernan Cortez?

400

The Maya used two different calendars for what?

is solar seasons and sacred rites?

500

What did Cenotes provide to the people?

is fresh drinking water

500

What four animals did the sculptures have in them?

are jaguars, eagles, snakes, and sharks?

500

What type of government did the Maya have and what is it?

is Theocracy and the rule was god given?

500

How did the Aztecs use alliances to build their empire?

is they were formed in order to help conquer other cities.

500

The Maya civilization might have disappreared because of what

is invasion, crop failures, or even civil war?