7th grade_MesoAmerica_study guide

The The largest rain forest on Earth covers almost 2 million square miles.

• Amazon Basin

• Lake Texcoco

• Altiplano

• Andes Mountains

these mountains reach higher than 22,000 feet, they are found in South America, Gold and silver can be found here.

• Atacama Desert

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Sierra Madre

• Andes

This inland lake is made by rivers that flow into a basin surrounded by volcanoes. people used Chinampas to farm on this lake.

• Lake Texcoco

• Lake Titicaca

• Atacama desert

• Andes

What valuable resource can be found in the Motagua valley?

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What does the structure at Tikal show about Mayan society?

• The Mayans were strong warriors.

• The Mayans were good at cooking

• The Mayans were good at building.

• The Mayans were good at farming.

What does the "macuahuitl" tell us about Mayan society?

• Mayans were good at building.

• Mayans were good at cooking

• Mayans were good at farming.

• Mayans were capable of defending themselves from their enemies.

What does the mural tell us about Mayan society?

• Mayans were good at war.

• Mayans were good at building.

• Mayans were polytheistic meaning they believed in many Gods.

• Mayans were monotheistic meaning they believed in one god.

Why is the equator important?

• It is a line that splits the earth in half.

• It is a place that is only found in Africa.

• It is a line that splits North and South America

• it is a line that splits the East from the West.

What is Meso-America?

• region from Northern Mexico to Central America where Native american societies grew.

• Region from North America to South America.

• Region from South America to Antarctica.

• Region from Europe to Africa.

The Maya developed

• scientific tools
• system of numbers
• a calendar
• all of these