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6th Grade SS Ch. 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| T or F Mesoamerica is located in an area that extends from the middle of present-day Mexico to the central part of Central America | T |
| Which is NOT a physical feature of the INTERIOR of Mesoamerica? mountains, plateaus, highlands, prairies | prairies |
| T or F Corn is grown in Mesoamerica. | T |
| T or F Potatoes are grown in Mesoamerica. | F |
| What do cenotes provide for Mesoamerican people? | drinking water |
| Consider the landscape of Mesoamerica. How did it influence the people who lived there? | helped them develop unique cultures |
| What were the social classes of many Olmec civilizations based on? | wealth and power |
| Who was at the top of the social classes? | Priests and government officials |
| Why were the Olmec called the "Mother Civilization"? | they directly influenced all of the following Mesoamerican civilizations that followed |
| T or F The Olmec and the Maya had a form of writing. | T |
| T or F The Olmec and the Maya both followed a theocracy. | T |
| How were the Mayans and the Olmec different? | Mayan civilization reached its peak bout AD 250 |
| T or F The Olmec and the Maya existed at the same time. | F The Olmec existed before the Mayans |
| Why do people believe the Olmec may have been ancestors of the Maya? | The two civilizations have many things in common |
| T or F The Maya used calendars to record marriage dates and birth dates. | T |
| T or F The Maya used calendars to know when to go to war. | F |
| What did the Aztecs call themselves in the early days when they were just one of many Mesoamerican peoples? | Mexica |
| Tenochtitlan was built on a coast...T or F | F - it was built on two islands in Lake Texcoco |
| The Aztecs built more islands when Tenochtitlan became _____. | overcrowded |
| To form an alliance means to _______. | make agreements to benefit the people |
| Under Moctezuma II, the Aztecs were enjoying their ___________ period of power and wealth. | greatest |
| A/An ______________________, or an agreement to work with another city-state, would help Tenochtitlan grow. | alliance |
| The Maya sometimes got water from a/an _______, or a structure that carries flowing water. | aqueduct |
| Olmec government was a ________, in which the leader or ruling classes are believed to represent the will of the gods. | theocracy |
| A ______ is an arm of land sticking into the sea so that it is nearly surrounded by water. | peninsula |
| A sink hole that forms a natural well was known to the Mayan people as a _____. | cenote |
| The Mayan ______, or folding-screen book, was written in hieroglyphics. | codex |
| A _______ was an island built by the Mexica to make more room. | chinampa |
| A _______, was sometimes built to connect the Mexica's artificial islands. | causeway |
| Sometimes one of the Mexica would serve as a ______________, or a hired soldier. | mercenary |
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