Mesoamerica Section 1 Flashcards
North America & s. America is joined by _______
Central America
America is bordered by ______ in east and _________ in west
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf or mexico ; Pacific Ocean
North America is cooler/warmer than South America
cooler
Amazon river is located on the ___ part of S.America and is ________ miles long making it the ____ largest river
Northern ; 4000 ; 2nd
Amazon River passes
Peru, Amazon Rain forest and Atlantic ocean
What is Olmec
Oldest known Mesoamerican civilization, from 1200-400 BCE in S.Mexico.
3 largest and most powerdul civilizations were
Maya ( central America), Aztec ( Central Mexico) and Inca in ( S.America.
Mesoamerica is the region
in Mexico and Central America
What was Toltec
A warrior society in Central mexico from 900-1100s they created empire
Best known mounds were constructed
700-1000 by MW or SE of US
Mound builders were called
Mississipians
Mounds were still found in the
1500s
Ancestral Pueblo called
Anasazi
Mesas
houses built partially underground or top of rocky plateus
Maya strted to settle in ______ and became more complex in ________
1500 BCE, 250 CE
Mayan civilization declined in
900 CE
At mayan’s height the civilization reached from
Yucatan Peninsula to Northern Central America
Terrace farming
carving steps to land to farm more efficiently
Mayans raised
Maize ( corn), turkey ( for meat and feathers), squash, beans, hot pepper and cacao beans ( for bitter drinks) and rubber
Mayans were ________ in religion
Polythiestic
Myana religous rituals included_____ and it relied on a ___ day calendar
Sacrifices, praying, music and ball games, 260
Mayan did/ did not have single ruler
did not, each city had its own leader
Around ______ Mayan civilaztion started to fight more and more often
750 CE
Stela
Stone columns where records were carved
Codex
book made of deer hide or paper of fig trees
Mayan had 2 calendars
365 days and 260 days
