Social studies test lessons 1 and 2 Flashcards
Who were the first people to settle in North America?
Nomadic hunter gatherers.
In addition to being famous for creating giant stone heads the Olmec also were the first people in north america to build…
Build pyramids
The most important crop grown by the early farmers of North America was…
Corn Maize
How might the Maya have used Obsidian?
Knifes and wepons.
What was so valuable to the Maya that it was sometimes used as money.
cacao beans
What was the purpose of terraced farming?
Allowed crops 2 be grown on the sides of steep hills.
The Aztecs and Mayas both played a similar ball game which the Aztecs had copied from the Maya. Who did the Maya get the ball game from?
Olmec
Did the Mayans have a strong central government and strong kings who united the Mayans into a single empire.
No they did not
In the Mayan culture ,who was the most educated class.
Priests
Where did the Maya get most of the people that they used as human sacrifices?
They were usually captured from battle.
Why did the king hold the highest position in Maya society
The Maya god believed their kings communicated with the gods.The divine right.
Most Maya belonged to which social class.
most were lower class farmers.
Why did the Maya practice human sacrifice?
They believed they needed blood to prevent the world to end.
What scientific knowledge did the Maya use to help them develop their calendars?
Astronomy.
The Maya built many observatories.What was their purpose.
It was to help the priests study for the stars.
