Mesoamerican and South American Cultures

Mesoamerican farmers had to move their farms from time to time because the ______ would wear out & couldn't support farming.

• cows
• llamas
• soil
• muscles

To increase the land available for farming, the Aztecs built __________.

• bigger farms
• chinampas
• plows
• pyramids

The capital city of Tenochtitlan was located at the center of a _______.

• lake
• desert
• park
• maze

The Olmec civilization developed in the __________ of Mesoamerica.

• Lowlands
• Highlands
• Mountains
• desert

The first Mesoamerican civilization began once the people learned how to farm in the  ________ rain forest soils.

• stinky
• wet
• poor
• moldy

Maya cities had pyramids and palaces made of _________ in their centers.

• stone
• sand
• bricks
• ice cubes

According to Maya religion who could communicate with the gods?

• everyone
• just the women
• only the priests
• the king and the priests

The Mayan government was made up of independent _______________.

• city states
• armies
• countries
• men

________ allowed the Mayan cities and people to obtain items they couldn't produce on their own.

• gold
• trade
• chocolate
• stealing

Which food crop did the Maya nobles control?

• corn
• chocolate
• beans
• tobacco