Mesoamerica Review

Main crop grown in the highlands, also known as corn

• Squash

• Maize

• Olmec

• Frijole

Civilization that developed high in the Andes mountains of Peru

• Inca

• Aztec

• Olmec

Aztec founded city that is now known as Mexico City

• Machu Picchu

• Stockton

• Tenochtitlan

• Istanbul

Artificial fields constructed to feed growing populations

• Chinampas

• Maze

• Slash and burn agriculture

Stepped platforms built into the mountainside, provided additional area for building and agriculture

• Hills

• Aqueducts

• Terraces

Mesoamerica's first civilization that left many contributions, included large stone heads

• Maya

• Inca

• Olmec

• Aztec

The Inca made up for a lack of flat farmland with a type of farming called __________.

• Valley farming

• Terrace farming

• Harvesting

TRUE OR FALSE: Francisco Pizzaro was a Spanish conquistador that led a mission to conquer the Inca empire.

• True

• False

Aztec emperor who famously confronted Spanish conquistador-Hernan Cortes

• Mocteczuma II

• Atahualpa

• Julius Caesar

• Mansa Musa

A form of agriculture where forests are cut down and burned in order to make room for crops

• Terrace Farming

• Slash and Burn Farming

• Codex