SS test flashcards

Question 1

What had become fully established in Mesoamerica by about 2000 B.C.

Answer 1

Corn agriculture

Question 2

2000 B.C. was approximately how many years ago?

Answer 2

4000 years

Question 3

Where, in geographic terms, do the Maya lowlands exist?

Answer 3

Central Guatemala and North to the Yucatan Peninsula

Question 4

What was Mirador in Guatemala?

Answer 4

A stone Maya city

Question 5

What kind of vegetation surrounded Mirador?

Answer 5

Rain forest

Question 6

What were two items with which the wealthy elite sought to adore themselves?

Answer 6

Jade and plumes of exotic birds

Question 7

Ancient Mayan capitals such as Coba, Palengue, and Tikal are compared to the city-states of?

Answer 7

Ancient Greece

Question 8

If I told you that the city-states of the Classic Maya had a democratic form of goverment, would you agree or disagree with me? Explain why

Answer 8

Disagree, each city-stat was ruled by an elite family, that is not democracy!

Question 9

The glory of the Classic Period began to fade during the ninth century. What years make up the ninth century? be specific

Answer 9

800-899 or 801-900

Question 10

What are some possible causes of the decline of the Classic Mayan cities that are major problems in the world today? at least 3 causes

Answer 10

Lower class rebellion, Climate change, Deforestation, Overuse of farmland, Soil depletion and erosion, Malnutrition

Question 11

What did this chain reaction that may have resulted in the “collapse” of the Classic Maya involve?

Answer 11

Crops, Trade, Power shifts, Invasion and the ever-precarious state of the general agricultural economy

Question 12

Did the Maya disappear? Support your answer

Answer 12

No, the Maya culture evolved very slowly through the centuries, developing into new ways of life, but keeping many deep-rooted traditions

Question 13

When was the Postclassic Period?

Answer 13

About 900 A.D. to 1517 A.D.

Question 14

The emphasis, during the Postclassic Period was on?

Answer 14

far ranging trade and militarism

Question 15

What were some of the centers in the sea trade of salt, cloth, pottery?

Answer 15

Cozumel Island, Tulum, and other ports along the coast of Yucatan

Question 16

What brought the Postclassic Period of the Maya to an end?

Answer 16

The Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica

Question 17

What are some reasons that there are “undiscovered archaeological ruins of a great civilization”? (there are at least four reasons)

Answer 17

Floods/silt, Earthquakes and landslides/rock and earth rising sea levels, forests take over again

Question 18

What covers the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?

Answer 18

Mexico City

Question 19

What happens when a new discovery is made?

Answer 19

Every new discovery adds a piece to the puzzle of our past, however often, rather than solving a mystery, discoveries create new ones

Question 20

YOU FINISHED THE FLASHCARDS FOR THE MAYA WORKSHEET

Question 21

How many Mayans were there at the height of the Classic Period?

Answer 21

3 million

Question 22

When was the Classic Period?

Answer 22

300 A.D. to 900 A.D.

Question 23

The Maya lands equal about half the size of?

Answer 23

Texas

Question 24

Describe where the Maya lowlands were located?

Answer 24

Central Guatemala to the Yucatan Peninsula

Question 25

Describe the physical appearance of a typical Mayan?

Answer 25

Coppery skin tone, straight black hair, dark eyes, Maya man is 5'4" tall and women is 5" tall

Question 26

Did all the Mayans speak the same language? Support your answer

Answer 26

Same language family but many different languages

Question 27

What was the role of the farmer in Mesoamerican culture?

Answer 27

Rich cultural development

Question 28

YOU FINISHED THE FLASHCARDS FOR, WHO THE MAYA WERE AND WHERE THEY LIVED WORKSHEET

Question 29

The mother culture of the Mesoamerican civilization?

Answer 29

Olmec

Question 30

Early Indian civilizations in the Americans flourished because of this crop.

Answer 30

Corn

Question 31

This civilization believes that if the sun god was not fed human hearts and blood, the sun would not rise.

Answer 31

Aztec

Question 32

This civilization was the only one in the world, at that time, to have free free schools for every child to attend.

Answer 32

Aztec

Question 33

This civilization built a vast empire along the Pacific coast of South America.

Answer 33

Inca

Question 34

No one is sure why this civilization collapsed between 800 and 900 A.D.

Answer 34

Maya

Question 35

The people of this civilization had little freedom, but they never went hungry and were never homeless because the government made sure that each person received enough food and clothing.

Answer 35

Inca

Question 36

More than half of the kinds of foods the world eats today may have developed from this civilization.

Answer 36

Inca

Question 37

This Incan fortress was not discovered until 1911.

Answer 37

Machu Picchu

Question 38

This civilization used two important farming techniques: irrigation and the building of terraces.

Answer 38

Inca

Question 39

This civilization built an extensive network of roads.

Answer 39

Inca

Question 40

This civilization ruled over the lands of present-day Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

Answer 40

Inca

Question 41

YOU FINISHED THE FLASHCARDS FOR THE BACK OF THE STUDY GUIDE

Question 42

Culture:

Answer 42

The way of life of a group of people

Question 43

Parts of culture. There are 5.

Answer 43

1 Language 2 Religion and Beliefs 3 Government 4 Ethnic 5 Custom

Question 44

Which part of culture is most effected by Natural Environment, Climate, and Location?

Answer 44

Custom

Question 45

A .............. is a culture that has developed systems of government, religion, and learning.

Answer 45

Civilization

Question 46

................ are the symbols, signs, or pictures used in ancient writing.

Answer 46

Hieroglyphs

Question 47

YOU FINISHED THE FLASHCARDS FOR THE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION NOTES

Question 48

............. .............. provide invaluable eyewitness accounts of the last 16th-century Maya.

Answer 48

Spanish records

Question 49

.................. study ancient pollen to detect changes in the climate and environment.

Answer 49

Botanists

Question 50

In what river valley can you find the most sources of jade?

Answer 50

Montagua

Question 51

What site in the Southern Maya Lowlands was at its zenith at approximately the time of the Fall of the Roman Empire?

Answer 51

Tikal

Question 52

Tikal, at its peak, held a population estimated at...

Answer 52

55,000

Question 53

What famous individual encountered Mayan traders near the Islas de la Bahia in the summer of 1502?

Answer 53

Columbus

Question 54

Who was the tourist who said, "The buildings are beautiful, but where did all the people go?" talking to?

Answer 54

Maya guide

Question 55

According to the article, approximately how many Maya still live in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador?

Answer 55

6.2 million

Question 56

Who have been the primary victims of Guatemala's 30-year-old civil war?

Answer 56

The Maya

Question 57

How many Guatemalans have died or are missing as a result of the military's antiguerrilla campaigns?

Answer 57

140,000

Question 58

In Chiapas, where natives speak nine different languages, ................ are about ....% compared with ....% for Mexico as a whole.

Answer 58

Literacy rates, 50%, 88%

Question 59

............ ............. among the Maya is (insert number) per (insert number) live births, (insert number) times as high as the national average.

Answer 59

Infant mortality, 500, 1000, 10.

Question 60

What kind of violations does Amnesty International claim were carried out by Mexican authorities against the Maya people of Chiapas?

Answer 60

Human rights violations

Question 61

YOU FINISHED THE FLASHCARDS FOR MAYA MAP QUESTIONS/MAYA READING QUESTIONS

Question 62

Mathematicians

Answer 62

Mayas

Question 63

Most "warring"

Answer 63

Aztecs

Question 64

Astronomers

Answer 64

Mayas

Question 65

"Floating" fields

Answer 65

Aztecs

Question 66

Specific times for most daily activities

Answer 66

Aztecs

Question 67

Farmed on mountain tops

Answer 67

Inca

Question 68

Flat foreheads

Answer 68

Mayas

Question 69

Men and sons in the fields

Answer 69

Aztecs

Question 70

Farmed on terraces

Answer 70

Inca

Question 71

Farmers gave all crops to the "state"

Answer 71

Inca

Question 72

Largest city in the world in the 14th Century?

Answer 72

Tenochtitlan

Question 73

List seven things you could buy at an Aztec market?

Answer 73

Precious stones, weapons, clothing, jewelry, meat, feathers, and rubber

Question 74

Who was in charge of both the Mayas and Aztec civilizations?

Answer 74

the Stat

Question 75

What was the "center" of both the Mayas and Aztec civilizations?

Answer 75

Mexico City

Question 76

How many days were there in the Mayas calendar? How did their calendar compare to ours?

Answer 76

365. It has the same number of days

Question 77

How did an Aztec farmer get to be important?

Answer 77

Based on how much food they gave to the poor

Question 78

A symbol of power for the Incas was the...

Answer 78

Puma

Question 79

Woo-ooh! You finished!