4.3 Mesoamerica

True or False:

Mesoamerican civilizations were centered around urban centers (also known as cities)

• True

• False

Choose all the ways Mesoamerican civilizations dealt with flooding that stemmed from climate change.

• Building dams

• Building canals

• Going to war

• Storing food for later

True or false:

The Zapotecs had a writing system based on hieroglyphics similar to ancient Egypt’s writing system.

• True

• False

The Olmecs did not have as convenient access to a river as other ancient civilizations. They got their water to grow crops from . . .

• rainfall.

• the ocean.

• a river because they just made an expansive journey to get to it even though it was far away.

• fruits that had a lot of juice in them.

The technology the Olmec used to make sculptures out of rock was basic.

• True: hammer and chisel is a pretty basic combo of tools.

• False: we consider tools specifically made to complete a task outside of survival to be advanced.

Which of these things allows civilizations to shift their focus from agriculture and towards trade?

• War

• Stable food supply

• An unreliable food supply

• Exploration journeys

Mesoamerican civilizations were . . .

• Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

Did the geography of the Americas make it easy for Mesoamerican civilizations to connect with each other?

• Yes: The land was mostly flat and had no variety in the landscape or environments.

• No: the landscape was diverse and was sprinkled with difficult to traverse mountains.