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WorksheetsMesoAmerican Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
GLYPHIC means
writing that uses pictures as symbols
acting out words
reading words on tablets
Narrow strips of land that connect two landmasses
terrace
chinampas
isthmus
agriculture
a Spanish conqueror of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century; Spanish word for "Conqueror"
Quipu
Montezuma
conquistador
4th Civilization know for terrace farming; living in the Andes Mountains and building roads used for tranding
Maya
Inca
Olmec
Maize is another word for
Corn
underworld
gods
What led to the growth of early Mesoamerican civilizations? A. Education B. Government C. Farming
Education
Government
Terrace Farming
2nd civilization known for creating the 365 day calendar and using the number ZERO.
Olmec
Mayan
Aztec
A symbol that stands for a word, idea or sound
glyphic
emoji
tablet
A mountain range located on South America's west coast and extending the full length of the continent (#2).
Andes Mountains
Sierra Madre Mountains
Atacama Desert
Set of Language, ideas and art of a particular group of people
Culture
Culture Traits
Culture Region
Empire
A big country controlled by one ruler
a country that is ruled by other countries and/or by one ruler
a political system in which people or lands are controlled by one ruler
Yucatán Peninsula
Area of dense jungle in southeastern Mexico,
Region that includes the central and southern parts of Mexico and much of Central America.
Type of agriculture in which land is prepared for planting by cutting down and burning natural vegetation.
terracing (farming)
Type of agriculture in which stone walls are used to shape hillsides into flat leveled land that looks like a staircase.
Having a warm and rainy climate.
Type of agriculture in which land is prepared for planting by cutting down and burning natural vegetation.
Olmec
First t civilization known for sculpting huge stone heads.
Mesoamerican civilization that reached its height between 250 and 900 C.E.
A cutlass Aztec emperor, who ruled from 1502 to 1520 and was overthrown by the Spanish
codex
A book made from writing on a sheet of cloth, animal skins or tree bark.
Payment made in return for protection.
Ninth Inca ruler, who came to power in 1438 and expanded the Incan Empire
