Study Guide for Final Exam

What is the first known Mesoamerican civilization?

• Mayan

• Olmecs

• Aztecs

• Incas

Where did the Olmecs live?

• Along the Gulf Coast of Mexico

• In the United States

• In China

• In Europe

Olmecs made large, stone, statues of what?

• Arms

• Heads

• Animals

• Flowers

Why were flood plains helpful the Mesoamericans?

• People were killed in the floods.

• It was dangerous.

• Provided fertile land for farming

• Predators were killed in the floods.

The Mayan people called their land space _______.

• City-States

• Countries

• Fields

• Environments

The Mayan cities were linked by trade and ___________.

• Fear of take over

• Kings and Queens

• War

• Military alliances

Some of the deposits found on Olmec land were ___.

• Dirt, sand and water

• Salt, tar and clay

• Mud and water

• Rocks and dirt

An valuable product sometimes used by the Mayans as money was ____.

• Coconut

• Peanuts

• Chocolate

• Lemons

Local products of the Mayan were______.

• Salt, feathers, shells, honey, cotton and jade

• Milk, oats, lemons

• Wheat, honey

• Strawberries and blue berries

What does it mean to sacrifice a human?

• Honor an animal with a dance

• Honor a person with a dance

• Kill an animal

• Kill a person