Complex calendar tracking movements of the planets.

Maize god worshiped by the Maya.

Complex calendar tracking movements of the planets.

Who made up the Mayan social structure?

Social structure: Kings, Nobles, Merchants, Artisans, Commoners, Peasants, Enslaved.

Maize god worshiped by the Maya.

Complex calendar tracking movements of the planets.

Belief tied to the Mayan calendar's end.

Social structure: Kings, Nobles, Merchants, Artisans, Commoners, Peasants, Enslaved.

Maize god worshiped by the Maya.

Complex calendar tracking movements of the planets.

A volcanic glass that is black.

Belief tied to the Mayan calendar's end.

Social structure: Kings, Nobles, Merchants, Artisans, Commoners, Peasants, Enslaved.

Maize god worshiped by the Maya.

Complex calendar tracking movements of the planets.

Tree used for cacao seeds used to make cocoa and chocolate.

A volcanic glass that is black.

Belief tied to the Mayan calendar's end.

Social structure: Kings, Nobles, Merchants, Artisans, Commoners, Peasants, Enslaved.

Maize god worshiped by the Maya.

Slash-and-Burn Agriculture

Cutting down and burning trees to help fertilize the soil for farming.

Tree used for cacao seeds used to make cocoa and chocolate.

A volcanic glass that is black.

Belief tied to the Mayan calendar's end.

Social structure: Kings, Nobles, Merchants, Artisans, Commoners, Peasants, Enslaved.

One of the most important gods worshiped by the Olmec.

Cutting down and burning trees to help fertilize the soil for farming.

Tree used for cacao seeds used to make cocoa and chocolate.

A volcanic glass that is black.

Belief tied to the Mayan calendar's end.

A term used for an earlier culture that influenced later cultures

One of the most important gods worshiped by the Olmec.

Cutting down and burning trees to help fertilize the soil for farming.

Tree used for cacao seeds used to make cocoa and chocolate.

A volcanic glass that is black.

Written signs that represent concepts and words..

A term used for an earlier culture that influenced later cultures

One of the most important gods worshiped by the Olmec.

Cutting down and burning trees to help fertilize the soil for farming.

Tree used for cacao seeds used to make cocoa and chocolate.

A green mineral used as stone for carvings and jewelry.

Written signs that represent concepts and words..

A term used for an earlier culture that influenced later cultures

One of the most important gods worshiped by the Olmec.

Cutting down and burning trees to help fertilize the soil for farming.

Colossal head statues

Major artistic accomplishments the Olmec are known for.

A green mineral used as stone for carvings and jewelry.

Written signs that represent concepts and words..

A term used for an earlier culture that influenced later cultures

One of the most important gods worshiped by the Olmec.

Major artistic accomplishments the Olmec are known for.

A green mineral used as stone for carvings and jewelry.

Written signs that represent concepts and words..

A term used for an earlier culture that influenced later cultures

What was the first civilization in Mesoamerica?

Major artistic accomplishments the Olmec are known for.

A green mineral used as stone for carvings and jewelry.

Written signs that represent concepts and words..

What does Olmec mean?

Means 'rubber people' because they supplied other tribes with sap from rubber trees.

Major artistic accomplishments the Olmec are known for.

A green mineral used as stone for carvings and jewelry.

San Lorenzo and La Venta

two major cities of the Olmec civilization

Means 'rubber people' because they supplied other tribes with sap from rubber trees.

Major artistic accomplishments the Olmec are known for.

How did the Olmecs contribute to mathematics?

The Olmecs helped develop the number 0.

two major cities of the Olmec civilization

Means 'rubber people' because they supplied other tribes with sap from rubber trees.

A landform surrounded on three sides by water.

The Olmecs helped develop the number 0.

two major cities of the Olmec civilization

Means 'rubber people' because they supplied other tribes with sap from rubber trees.

Currency in Mayan culture

A landform surrounded on three sides by water.

The Olmecs helped develop the number 0.

two major cities of the Olmec civilization

Means 'rubber people' because they supplied other tribes with sap from rubber trees.

Slash and Burn agriculture

A type of agriculture practiced by the Mayans involving cutting down trees and burning them to fertilize the soil.

A landform surrounded on three sides by water.

The Olmecs helped develop the number 0.

two major cities of the Olmec civilization

A type of agriculture practiced by the Mayans involving cutting down trees and burning them to fertilize the soil.

A landform surrounded on three sides by water.

The Olmecs helped develop the number 0.

The main form of Mayan government, each ruled by a King.

A type of agriculture practiced by the Mayans involving cutting down trees and burning them to fertilize the soil.

A landform surrounded on three sides by water.

Human sacrifice in Mayan culture

The Mayans made offerings to the gods; sometimes involving human sacrifice.

The main form of Mayan government, each ruled by a King.

A type of agriculture practiced by the Mayans involving cutting down trees and burning them to fertilize the soil.

An advanced mathematical concept studied by the Olmecs and Mayans.

The Mayans made offerings to the gods; sometimes involving human sacrifice.

The main form of Mayan government, each ruled by a King.

A type of agriculture practiced by the Mayans involving cutting down trees and burning them to fertilize the soil.

Reasons for the decline of Mayan Cities

Population growth made cities overcrowded, volcano eruption, increasing wars against neighboring city-states, ruined forests from slash and burn agriculture, rivers drying up.

An advanced mathematical concept studied by the Olmecs and Mayans.

The Mayans made offerings to the gods; sometimes involving human sacrifice.

The main form of Mayan government, each ruled by a King.

What was the writing system of the Mayans?

Population growth made cities overcrowded, volcano eruption, increasing wars against neighboring city-states, ruined forests from slash and burn agriculture, rivers drying up.

An advanced mathematical concept studied by the Olmecs and Mayans.

The Mayans made offerings to the gods; sometimes involving human sacrifice.

The main form of Mayan government, each ruled by a King.

What was the main food in the Mayan diet?

Population growth made cities overcrowded, volcano eruption, increasing wars against neighboring city-states, ruined forests from slash and burn agriculture, rivers drying up.

An advanced mathematical concept studied by the Olmecs and Mayans.

The Mayans made offerings to the gods; sometimes involving human sacrifice.

Population growth made cities overcrowded, volcano eruption, increasing wars against neighboring city-states, ruined forests from slash and burn agriculture, rivers drying up.

An advanced mathematical concept studied by the Olmecs and Mayans.

Population growth made cities overcrowded, volcano eruption, increasing wars against neighboring city-states, ruined forests from slash and burn agriculture, rivers drying up.

a type of corn grown by Mesoamerican civilizations

What was the Mayan government structure?

a type of corn grown by Mesoamerican civilizations

What was the Mayan people's relationship with their gods?

Mayan people tried to please the gods.

a type of corn grown by Mesoamerican civilizations

The Mayans were able to create a detailed calendar because of their advancements in astronomy and mathematics.

Mayan people tried to please the gods.

a type of corn grown by Mesoamerican civilizations

What is the major city of the Mayan Civilization?

The Mayans were able to create a detailed calendar because of their advancements in astronomy and mathematics.

Mayan people tried to please the gods.

a type of corn grown by Mesoamerican civilizations

the way of life of a group of people

The Mayans were able to create a detailed calendar because of their advancements in astronomy and mathematics.

Mayan people tried to please the gods.

Where did the Olmec live?

Southern Mexico near the Gulf Coast of Mexico

the way of life of a group of people

The Mayans were able to create a detailed calendar because of their advancements in astronomy and mathematics.

Mayan people tried to please the gods.

What was the climate on the Gulf Coast of Mexico?

Southern Mexico near the Gulf Coast of Mexico

the way of life of a group of people

The Mayans were able to create a detailed calendar because of their advancements in astronomy and mathematics.

What is one distinctive feature of the Olmec Civilization?

Large (colossal) , basalt stone heads

Southern Mexico near the Gulf Coast of Mexico

the way of life of a group of people

Were the Olmecs monotheistic or polytheistic?

Large (colossal) , basalt stone heads

Southern Mexico near the Gulf Coast of Mexico

the way of life of a group of people

What did the Olmecs create or discover that influenced other Mesoamerican civilizations?

Large (colossal) , basalt stone heads

Southern Mexico near the Gulf Coast of Mexico

What were coex books make of?

Large (colossal) , basalt stone heads

Mayan & Olmec Civilizations

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Agricultural crops of Mesoamerica

Maize, squash, beans, sweet potatoes, tomatoes

astronomy, ceremonies, rulers, the Mayan calendar

bark or jaguar skin

calendar, religion, the ball game

polytheistic

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Flat Terraces

Flat landforms created for efficient farming.

Maize, squash, beans, sweet potatoes, tomatoes

astronomy, ceremonies, rulers, the Mayan calendar

bark or jaguar skin

calendar, religion, the ball game

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How many symbols were in Mayan hieroglyphics?

800

Flat landforms created for efficient farming.

Maize, squash, beans, sweet potatoes, tomatoes

astronomy, ceremonies, rulers, the Mayan calendar

bark or jaguar skin

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mesoamerica

Middle America; Region including southern Mexico and Central America.

800

Flat landforms created for efficient farming.

Maize, squash, beans, sweet potatoes, tomatoes

astronomy, ceremonies, rulers, the Mayan calendar

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Codex

Book for recording historical events in Mesoamerica.

Middle America; Region including southern Mexico and Central America.

800

Flat landforms created for efficient farming.

Maize, squash, beans, sweet potatoes, tomatoes

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Olmec Civilization

Oldest known civilization in Mesoamerica (1200-400 BCE).

Book for recording historical events in Mesoamerica.

Middle America; Region including southern Mexico and Central America.

800

Flat landforms created for efficient farming.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Ball Game

Game played without hands or feet, using hips.

Oldest known civilization in Mesoamerica (1200-400 BCE).

Book for recording historical events in Mesoamerica.

Middle America; Region including southern Mexico and Central America.

800

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