Mesoamerica Review

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What areas make up Mesoamerica?

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Mexico and Central America

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Maize is another word for...

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Corn

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Palanque was a famous city from the _________ civilization

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Maya

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Which two civilizations lived in the Mesoamerica area?

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Maya and Aztec

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Which of these theories describes how people first got to the Americas? Land bridge between modern day Siberia and Alaska, Coastal migration, None of these

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Both of these

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Where did the Maya live in Mesoamerica?

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Yucatan Peninsula

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The Mayans had a massive empire and were all united politically

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False

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Mayan civilization was made up of...

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Independent city-states

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Why did the Mayan's build temples at the top of their pyramids?

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Priests performed religious ceremonies and sacrifices while people watched from below

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The Maya were polytheistic and practiced human sacrifice.

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True