Chapter 2, lesson 5: Civilizations in the Americas

Question 1

The _______society was first known civilization in Mesoamerica, and their name means _________________

Answer 1

Olmec, rubber people

Question 2

The Olmec people appeared around _________

Answer 2

1200 BC

Question 3

Where did the Olmec people live?

Answer 3

South of Veracruz

Question 4

the Olmec had _________ cities that were centers of _____________

Answer 4

large cities, Religious rituals

Question 5

definition of a ritual:

Answer 5

a ceremony or a rite

Question 6

the oldest Olmec city was _____________

Answer 6

San Lorenzo

Question 7

in La Venta, there was a ________with carved ___________that probably represented their ________________

Answer 7

30 ft high pyramid, stone heads, gods or rulers

Question 8

Why are the huge heads remarkable?

Answer 8

Metal tools

Question 9

the Olmec civilization decline around _________

Answer 9

400 BC

Question 10

What Olmec tradition influenced later Mesoamerican societies?

Answer 10

the ceremonial game of stone ball court, a fascination with a jaguarlike god, olmec calendar and numerical system

Question 11

Around ________, the ______________ created a civilization that overlooked the city of _______________

Answer 11

500 BC, zepotec peoples, Oaxaca

Question 12

the center of this civilization was ___________

Answer 12

Monte Alban

Question 13

What similarities were there between the Olmec and Zapotec peoples?

Answer 13

Temples and pyramids

Question 14

the Zapotec lived in ____________________

Answer 14

terraces cut into the sides of the mountian

Question 15

Describe the social order of the Zapotec.

Answer 15

An elite class of nobles and priests ruled over a population composed chiefly of artisans and farmers

Question 16

Monte Alban was abandoned in the ______________

Answer 16

late eighth century AD

Question 17

the first major city in Mesoamerica was ______________, which meant the ____________________

Answer 17

Teotihuacan, place of the gods

Question 18

this early kingdom lasted from around __________ to ___________

Answer 18

250 BC, 800 AD

Question 19

Teotihuacan had ________________ inhabitants.

Answer 19

200,000

Question 20

The city’s main road was called _________________. __________ and _____________ were built along this thoroughfare.

Answer 20

Avenue of the Dead, Temples and palaces

Question 21

the largest building was the monument of _________________

Answer 21

Pyramid of the Sun

Question 22

Teotihuacan’s economy was based primarily on ___________. but it was also a center for _________

Answer 22

farming, trade

Question 23

the artisans of this civilization were famous for their

Answer 23

obsidian tools

Question 24

Where were the Teotihuacan’s goods shipped to?

Answer 24

Central america, Mexica and southwestern North America

Question 25

the city’s power ___________ during the ___________ and the __________ left the city around __________

Answer 25

declined, 8th century, ruling class, 800 AD

Question 26

People residing in the city of _______ and people of the _______ culture lived in __________ before the ________

Answer 26

Caral, chavin, south America, Inca

Question 27

Complex societies first emerged in the:

Answer 27

costal regions of modern day Peru and Ecuador

Question 28

The ________ river valley is located in Peru

Answer 28

Supe

Question 29

The oldest major city in the Americas was ____________. It first appeared around _____________

Answer 29

Caral, 2500 BC

Question 30

The city’s buildings were made of _____________ and were used for: ______________________

Answer 30

stone, official business, as apartment buildings and as grand residences

Question 31

The people of Caral developed a:

Answer 31

sophisticated system of irragation

Question 32

The major crops were __________, ___________ & _________

Answer 32

squash, beans and tomatoes

Question 33

Caral was abandoned around _____________

Answer 33

2000 BC and 1500 BC

Question 34

Around _______ the Chavin built stone temples in the_____________

Answer 34

900 BC, coastal regions of modern day Peru and ecuador

Question 35

the Chavin temple was surrounded by:

Answer 35

two pyramids and stone figures depicting different gods

Question 36

around ________, the Chavin build the most impressive technological building, which was a _____________ near _________

Answer 36

300 BC, solar observatory, present day Lima Peru

Question 37

The Chavin had a simple __________

Answer 37

writing system

Question 38

the Chavin culture declined around _______

Answer 38

200 BC

Question 39

Mesoamerica refers to the areas of:

Answer 39

Mexico and central America where ancient empires flourished.