Mesoamerica

The Maya were well known for their -

• knowledge of mathematics and astronomy.

• many conquests and warlike culture.

• part in the Atlantic slave trade.

• inability to keep written records.

The Mayas

• created metal tools.

• domesticated horses and oxen.

• invented the wheel.

• developed the concept of zero.

Which society was considered to be the "Mother Culture?"

• Zapotec

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

Giant stone heads belong to which civilization?

• Olmec

• Maya

Which Mesoamerican civilization came first?

• Inca

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

What two sports combined created the game commonly played by Olmec athletes?

• Hockey & Football

• Soccer & Basketball

• Tennis & Baseball

• Soccer & Football

Mesoamerica's landscape is primarily divided into two main geographic areas:

• mountains and farmland

• riverside and oceanside

• highlands and lowlands

• jungle and desert

The main crops grown in the drier highlands were...

(check all that apply)

• cacao

• squash

• corn

• beans

How did farmers who use slash-and-burn agriculture fertilize their land?

• With manure from farm animals.

• With ash left from the burned plants and trees.

• With seaweed from the coastal areas.

What is the name of the technique farmers used to clear the fields in the dense lowlands jungles?

• farming

• Fertlize and plant

• Slash and burn