Mesoamerica

What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?

• Middle Passage
• Middle America, between North and South America
• Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
• Messy America

What are cenotes?

• rugged land

• arm of land sticking into the sea nearly surrounded by water

• natural wells that provide drinking water

Which crop was NOT grown in Mesoamerica?

• maize

• squash

• beans

• peas

What is a plateau?

• a high, flat area

• a steep valley

• a quick moving river

How are basalt and obsidian formed?

• water

• volcano

• salt

Why did it take so long for archeologists to find the ruins of ancient civilizations?

• the forests and trees hid them

• they never looked

• they were covered with water

What did the ancient people make with obsidian?

• soap

• cups

• arrowheads