Early Peoples of Mesoamerica

Mesoamerica

How did early humans come to Mesoamerica/South America?

• Why did they cross into North America?

• Where did they cross into North America?

Open Ended

How did early humans come to North America? Include where they crossed over & why they crossed over.

Multiple Select

What are some civilizations that flourished in Mesoamerica?

• Teotihuacans

• Navaho

• Sioux

• Maya

• Mixtecs

Multiple Select

What was the last Mesoamerican civilizations before the Spanish colonization?

• Olmec

• Toltecs

• Aztecs

• Maya

• Mixtecs

Multiple Choice

What is a codex?

• a record of seasons

• a record of population

• a record of historical events

• a record of farming

The Mesoamerican Civilizations and Location

• There were different regions in Mesoamerica with their own cultures. In the northwest, there were places like Colima, Guerrero, and Jalisco. In the central plateau, there were the Aztec, Mixtec, Teotihuacán, and Toltec cultures. In Oaxaca, there were the Chichimec, Mezcala, Mixtec, and Zapotec cultures. On the Gulf Coast, there were the Huastec, Olmec, and Totonac cultures. And in the Maya area, there were the countries of Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

Multiple Select

Mesoamerica includes countries like Mexico, _______, Guatemala, _______, Honduras, and _________.

• Belize

• Colombia

• El Salvador

• Nicaragua

• Chile

Multiple Choice

The most important food discovery for early Mesoamerican cultures was _.

• maize

• pumpkins

• squash

• quinoa

Multiple Choice

The picture shows the area between North and South America?

• Aztec

• mother culture

• Mesoamerica

• slash and burn agriculture

Mesoamerican cultures used their geographic location to trade.

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Multiple Choice

What was the main geographic feature that allowed cultures to trade?

• mountains

• rivers

• oceans

• rainforests

Multiple Choice

What was the climate like in Mesoamerica?

• very hot climate- almost like a desert

• tropical climate with lots of vegetation

• mild climate with no growth

• very cold winters and very hot summers

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Open Ended

What geographic feature helped make the soil good for farming in Mesoamerica? (HINT: they erupt)

Multiple Choice

The mountain range in South America is known as _.

• Sierra Nevada

• Sierra Madre

• The Andes

• Rocky Mountains