6th Unit 9 Reading 1 Olmec and Maya

A structure that carries water over long distances

• aqueduct

• dike

• basin

This civilization is known as the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica

• Olmec

• Maya

The region of Mexico and Central America where diverse

civilizations developed in pre-Columbian times.

• pre-Columbian

• Mesoamerica

• historic quarter

• Middle America

What does the word Olmec mean?

• first Americans

• purple people

• rubber people

True or False: The Maya left permanent records of their lives through video tapes.

• True

• False

Which was the first major civilization to appear in the Americas?

• Olmecs
• Aztecs
• Incas
• Maya

The peninsula that the Maya lived upon.

• Floridian Peninsula
• Andes Peninsula
• The Mexico Peninsula
• The Yucatan Peninsula

The Mayans created very accurate ones to help them keep track of their days and know when to plant and harvest crops.

• Temples
• Pyramids
• Pok-ta-pok
• Calendars

Which civilization developed a system of writing known as gylphs

• Olmecs
• Maya
• Aztecs
• Inca

Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers?

• They built a pyramid

• They played a complicated ball game

• They created a 365 day calendar

• all of the above