the Americas

MesoAmerica a is

• an island off of Florida

• the area of southern Mexico and Guatemala

• what is now known as New Mexico

• South America

This is a type of corn.

• Cacau

• chinampas

• Montezuma

• maize

This Peninsula is part of MesoAmerica

• the Arabian Peninsula

• the Baja Peninsula

• the Yucatan Peninsula

• the Iberian Peninsula

Symbols that represent sounds or words are

• glyphs

• calligraphy

• a codex

• maize

This is the term for a very influential culture

• Mother Hubbard

• Mother Load

• Mother Nature

• Mother Culture

These people were considered the Mother Culture or MesoAmerica

• the Aztec

• the Maya

• the Olmec

• the Inca

This is a black, glass-like volcanic rock.

• Jade

• Quetzal

• Cacau

• Obsidian

A MesoAmerican civilizations that developed a hieroglyphic script.

• the Maya

• the Inca

• the Toltec

• the Sui

A Stelae is

• a large pyramid built by the Inca

• a large stone head built by the Aztec

• a large stone monument

• raised, floating gardens

This MesoAmerican civilizations flourished in central Mexico

• the Aztec

• the Inca

• the Umayyad

• the Yuan