Mesoamerica

What kind of farming was used in the dense lowland jungles of Mesoamerica?

• Chinampas

• Terrace

• Slash and Burn

• utilized aqueducts

Mesoamerica refers to this location

• South America

• Africa

• Mexico and Central America

• Europe and Asia

What mesoamerican crop was sometimes used as a currency (money)?

• Maize

• Avocado

• Palm

• Cacao

What civilization is referred to as the "Mother Culture" because future civilizations were influenced by this one?

• Romans

• Olmecs

• Zapotecs

• Aztecs

The Zapotec's center of of power was the city of

• Monte Alban

• Tenochtitlan

• Cairo

• Cuzco

Where were the Mayans from?

• South America

• Southern Mexico and Central America

• North America

• Caribbean

During the classic age of Mayan Culture this city thrived....

• El Mirador

• La Palacio de los Juegos

• Cuzco

• Monte Alban

Which Mesoamerican culture had a sports game where the losing captains would be sacrificed to the gods?

• Zapotec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Olmec

He was a conquistador who was in large part responsible for bringing down the Aztecs...

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizzaro

• Amerigo Vespuci

• Ferdinand Magellen

What was the name of the most famous book the Mayas wrote?

• The Book of the Dead

• Popol Vuh

• Teotihuacan

• Chinampa for All