Mesoamerican Civilization and Culture

Mesoamerican Civilization and Culture

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Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which Mesoamerican civilization claims its origins in Aztlan?

Back

Aztec

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which city was the heart of the Aztec Empire and would eventually be destroyed by Hernan Cortes and his Mexica allies?

Back

Tenochtitlan

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following were not advantages that the Spanish possessed over the native populations in Mesoamerica? Steel weapons, armor and gunpowder; Disease that killed and weakened the locals; Horses and dogs;

Back

War elephants

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the name of ancient ball game of Mesoamerica?

Back

Pok-a-Tok

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What were the Olmec known as by their ancestors such as the Aztec?

Back

The Rubber People

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What year did Christopher Columbus sail to the "New World"?

Back

1492

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The Maya were experts in astronomy and mathematics

Back

True

8.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The Maya had many city states across their empire that functioned similarly to which other important ancient civilization?

Back

Greeks