Mesoamerica Review Game

The name Mesoamerica refers to a

• languages spoken in North America and South America

• the political structure in North and South America

• the economic structures that in North America and South America

• a region in the middle or in between of North America and South America

The Olmec civilization is found in which modern-day country?

• United States of America

• Mexico

• Argentina

• Guatemala

Mesoamerica is considered as a culture area

• True

• False

The Spanish colonizers helped the Mesoamericans develop their cultures

• True

• False

Place the following events in sequence or correct order:

A) The Olmec civilization grew B) The Aztecs created an empire C) The Maya spread their influence in Mesoamerica

• A ➡️ B ➡️ C

• B ➡️ A ➡️ C

• A ➡️ C ➡️ B

• C ➡️ A ➡️ B

The Mayas created this using pictographs

• A written language

• An art form

• A board game

• A new sculpture

Cultural diffusion is the

• clashing of cultures from different societies

• sharing and spreading of cultural ideas between societies

• the practice of colonizers influencing the cultures of regions

• weakening of cultures of traditional socities

Which of the following did Mesoamerican astronomers invent?

• Telescope

• Astrolabe

• Solar calendar

• Satellite

Mesoamerican mathematicians invented this!

• The numbers 1-9.

• The numerals I-X

• Number system based on 20

• Pi, 3.14

Mesoamericans believed in

• a single, all-powerful god

• many gods

• spirits in nature

• reincarnation and nirvana