Mesoamerica
This Mesoamerican civilization is famous for building large step pyramids and developing a complex calendar.
Who are the Maya?
Which sea surrounds most of the Caribbean islands?
The Caribbean Sea
What is Central America?
A region that connects North America and South America, made up of several countries.
Name one achievement of the Maya civilization.
Calendar, Hieroglyphics, Mathematics
Where did the Taíno people live?
The Caribbean
This crop, first domesticated in Mesoamerica, became a staple food for many civilizations in the region.
What is maize (corn)?
Name the two main groups of islands that make up the Caribbean.
The Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles
Which two oceans border Central America?
The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)
One of the largest Mayan cities ever discovered within Mexico.
Tikal
Which Taino crop is the same as the Mayans?
Maize (Corn)
These are the three groups of people who existed in Mesoamerica.
Mayans, Tainos and Aztecs
Which Indigenous group was among the first to inhabit many Caribbean islands before European arrival?
The Taínos
Name three countries found in Central America.
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
This site is famous for the pyramid El Castillo.
Chichen Itza
What was Taino’s home, usually built in a circular shape, called?
Bohio
Why were rivers and fertile land important to Mesoamerican societies?
It aided in agriculture.
This is the name for the entire island of Haiti and Domican Republic.
Which country’s flag is red, white, and blue with a coat of arms in the center?
Belize
This Mayan site is located in Orang Walk district and means "Submerged Crocodile".
Lamanai
What were Taíno villages called?
Yucayeques
These are the five countries of Mesoamerica
Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador
These are five countries within the Greater Antilles
Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Domican Republic, Bahamas
Nicaragua
List out five Mayan sites in Belize.
Caracol, Xunantunich, Lamanai, Altun Ha, Cahal Pech, Nim Li Punit, Lubantuun
What is the leader of a Taino village called?
Cacique