Food and Farming
Like many Mesoamerican societies, the Mayans grew this crop. And no, it isn't the same thing as corn.
What is maize?
What is a palace?
Similar to other Indigenous groups of North America, the Mississippians practiced what we call animism, the practice of believing that these things contain spirits that must be worshiped and revered.
What are animals?
The Mayans, like many kingdoms, power passed down through hereditary succession. Also like many other kingdoms, this meant it would pass down to this person in the family.
(I had nothing from this group on this topic, so good luck.)
Who is the oldest son?
The cacao plant is thought to have been first harvested by the Aztecs to make this food.
What is chocolate/hot chocolate?
Thought this "fruit" is more associated now with Italy, it was originally grown in the Incan empire.
What is the tomato?
The Mississippians gave their Chiefs this title because they believed he was a living god.
What is Great Sun?
Many of the Mesoamerican societies, like the Incans, were considered this because they had multiple gods/deities.
What is polytheistic?
In Aztec society, if you owed a lot of money or were a prisoner of war, you would immediately be moved to this social class where you would work until you proved you could move back to society.
What is the slave class?
The Mayan calendar was the first known calendar to have this many days, though they had a second religious calendar that had 260 for some reason.
What is 365 days?
Chinampas was a technique the Aztecs invented to grow crops on this, allowing them to create one of the most sturdy food production systems on the planet.
What is a lake?
Aaron incorrectly labeled the form of government the Olmec had. The Olmec had a king, and sometimes a queen, meaning it should have called this form of government. Almost like doing research is more important important than making sure your presentation is covered in memes.
What is a monarchy?
The Olmecs believed that this animal had magical powers, therefore worshipped it as an extension of the gods.
What is the jaguar?
Incan commoners had these privileges thanks to their Emperor deciding who was or wasn't allowed in the upper class.
What is none? (sorry, kind of a trick question)
The Mississippians built many of these across North America, some of which were nine stories tall.
What are mounds/pyramids?
Though we don't know the word they used for it, the Olmec used this farming technique where they would purposefully set fire to their fields in order to fertilize them.
What is slash and burn?
Rulers in the Incan empire were called this as a way of declaring that they had total control over everything in Incan life.
What is the Sapa Inca?
According to the Mayans, the k'uhul is in everything including these, which was meant to help them understand that everything was sacred.
What is inanimate objects?
Though this group was the lowest in class of Mississippian culture, they were by no means mistreated due to how important their work was to the entire tribe.
What is farmer?
The Incan form of "writing" was called quipus and was formed out of this material tied into specific knot patterns.
What is llama wool?
The Three Sisters planting system was popularized by the Mississippians. This system includes these three crops.
What are corn, squash, and beans?
Some historians argue that the Mayan civilization could be considered partially this type of government due to the amount of power priests held in the government, sometimes even over the king.
(I had nothing from this group on this topic, so good luck.)
What is a theocracy?
Cameron used this word in his writing, which means religious beliefs that go against the norm. The Aztec were known for allowing this word in their religion because they didn't believe their religion should always stay the same. All of this... I'm sure... Cameron knows because... he used this word in his writing so CLEARLY he knows what it is.
What is heterodoxies?
Unlike the other Mesoamericans societies, the Olmec highly valued this group of people due to skill it took to be this profession.
(I had nothing from this group on this topic, so good luck.)
What is artisan/craftsperson/artist?
The Olmec carved huge human heads out of this material, some of which weighed up to 40 tons and were 10 feet tall.
What is volcanic basalt?