Esquites Quiz

How early did MesoAmerica have some of the largest cities?

• 100 BC

• 5000 BC

• 20 AD

• 1400 BC

What crop helped early Indigenous populations thrive in MesoAmerica?

• Soy

• Corn

• Beans

• Wheat

Corn was able to grow wild, by itself.

• True

• False

Corn came from a grain called:

• Granius Cornus

• Teosinte

• Herbascionas

• Tetracornea

When did MesoAmericans start selectively breeding corn?

• 13,000 years ago

• 9,000 years ago

• 20,000 years ago

• 5,000 years ago

The process in which Indigenous people found they could increase corns' nutritional value was called:

• Cornatification

• Nutrialization

• Nixtamalization

• Maximumnutrionization

Nixtamalization made it possible to make the following cornmeal products EXCEPT

• Tortillas

• Tamales

• Tartare

• Tostadas

The Great Market of Tlatelolco was renowned for:

• How huge and well arranged it was

• Giant statues made of corn

• The variety of options in crops

• The hill on which the market took place

Street vending and open-air markets are no longer popular in Latin America

• True

• False

I'm going to Sabor Latin[Eau]: Latix Heritage Month Banquet on October 11th in the Dakota Ballroom

• Yes! I am so cool and so excited!

• No :(

• Give me more information!