Vocab!
A type of land high above sea level, usually flat and fertile.
Highland
What two systems did the Olmec create?
A Counting system and Writing system
What is the name of the area the Zapotec lived?
Oaxaca Valley
What did Maya merchants use to pay for goods?
Cacao beans
If the Aztecs didn't call themselves Aztecs, what did they call themselves?
Mexica
A type of land lower than or at sea level, usually floods a lot with many rivers.
Lowland
What did the Olmecs build their cities next to that was important to them for trade, travel, and farming?
Rivers
A Valley
What water sources did the Maya have?
Rainwater / underground water
Where was their capital city Tenochtitlan built on?
Lake/Swamp/Island
A bean used to make chocolate, also used as money by the Maya and Aztecs
Cacao
What are hieroglyphs/glyphs?
Pictures and symbols used to write.
The Zapotec had good weather and what almost all the time?
Climate
What is one of the regions (areas) that the Maya are from?
Central America / Mesoamerica
What is the name for the mythical homeland for the Aztecs?
Aztlan
A method of farming. Step one to cut down the trees in the area, then burn everything to let the ash make the soil better, lastly plant your crops.
Slash-and-Burn
What is the mystery of the Olmecs?
No one knows how they died off/disappeared.
What is the name of their most important city?
Monte Alban
What did the Maya establish as the study of the sky and stars to see when the best time to plant crops is?
Astronomy
What is the nickname for Chinampas, this name refers to what they look like but not what they actually do.
Floating Gardens
The practice of growing plants & rearing animals for food.
Agriculture
What are the Olmecs called because many traditions and customs started because of them?
Mother Culture
Because the Zapotec had a river, this makes them a what kind of civilization?
River Valley Civilization
While using the Slash-and-Burn techniques did cause erosion to the soil, what did the Maya do to try and prevent this?
Regrow plants / Build terraces
The Aztecs where defeated by a small group of Spaniards led by Hernan Cortez who was a what?
Conquistador