Mesoamerica Vocabulary Quiz

a volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, natural resource that can be found in Mesoamerica

• Jade

• slash & burn agriculture

• Obsidian

• Cacao

green mineral, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc.

• Jade

• Obsidian

• Cacao

• Maize

a small tropical evergreen tree cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.

• Mesoamerica

• Maize

• Jade

• Cacao

the process of cutting down trees, setting fire to the remaining foliage, and using the ashes to provide nutrients to the soil for the use of planting food crops.

• codex

• slash & burn agriculture

• jade

• mother culture

type of corn grown by Mesoamerican and Native American civilizations

• Obsidian

• Jade

• Cacao

• Maize

a term for an earlier or ancient people's culture that has great and widespread influence on some later cultures and people.

• causeway

• codex

• mesoamerica

• mother culture

a region that includes the southern part of Mexico and much of Central America

• tribute

• mother culture

• mesoamerica

• Aqueduct

book or pages held together used by early Mesoamerican civilizations to record historical and important events

• codex

• tribute

• causeway

• maize

a payment made by one country to another as a sign of respect

• codex

• tribute

• aqueduct

• chinampa

a raised road or path, as across low or wet ground.

• calpulli

• causeway

• conquistadors

• Chinampa