WorksheetsTHE MESOAMERICAN CULTURES
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
They sculpted huge heads in giant stones
Olmec Civilization
Maya Civilization
Aztec Civilization
They settled in the territories known today as Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador
The Olmec Civilization
The Aztec Civilization
The Maya Civilization
They traded with cocoa beans, quetzal feathers and seashells as coins
The Maya Civilization
The Aztec Civilization
The Olmec Civilization
They settled in the Valley of Mexico and their capital was Tenochtitlan
The Olmec Civilization
The Aztec Civilization
The Maya Civilization
They created the floating gardens or Chinampas
The Maya Cilvilization
The Olmec Civilization
The Aztec Civilization
They settled in the territories known today as the states of Veracruz and Tabasco
The Olmec Civilization
The Aztec Civilization
The Maya Civilization
They were one of the first civilizations anywhere to send every child, rich or poor, to school
The Maya Civilization
The Olmec Civilization
The Aztec Civilization
Their emperor was called Tlatoani who was the representative of the gods
The Aztec Civilization
The Olmec Civilization
The Maya Civilization
In their base-20 system each bar represented a 5, each dot represented a 1 and the shell was a 0
The Olmec Civilization
The Maya Civilization
The Aztec Civilization
They believed in the afterlife and worshipped many gods For example, Huitzilopochtli was the god of the sun while Quetzalcoatl was the god of the sky
The Maya Civilization
The Olmec Civilization
The Aztec Civilization
