Social Studies 3
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| 1471301944 | What were three crops the Mesoamericans grew? | Maize (corn), beans, squash | 0 | |
| 1471301945 | How did the early peoples of Mesoamerica use the natural resources of the region? | Mesoamericans carved jade to make jewelry, they made sharp weapons from obsidian, they carved basalt into huge statues | 1 | |
| 1471301946 | What were the two mountain ranges in northern Mesoamerica? | Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre Occidental | 2 | |
| 1471301947 | When it rains what happens to the limestone of the Yucatan Peninsula? | The rainfall dissolves the limestone, creating underground streams and caves. | 3 | |
| 1471301948 | What are sink holes? What do they provide? | Sink holes are natural wells created when the roof of underground streams collapse. They provide drinking water. | 4 | |
| 1471301949 | What were the differences among the social classes in Olmec civilization? | It was based on wealth and power. The priests and government officials were the most powerful, then came the merchantsn and craftspeople, and finally the farmers at the lowest level. | 5 | |
| 1471301950 | How did Olmec people provide for their needs? | They were farmers. They grew corns, beans, squash. They also hunted and fished. | 6 | |
| 1471301951 | What did the Olmec develop that would be used by later Mesoamerican civilizations? | They developed a number system, a calendar, and a form of writing. | 7 | |
| 1471301952 | When did Mayan culture flourish? | Mayan civilization reached its peak about A.D. 250. | 8 | |
| 1471301953 | How did the Maya bring water to places that needed it? | Using aqueducts. | 9 | |
| 1471301954 | Why were so many artifacts found at the bottom of the cenotes | Cenotes were sacred to the Maya so the priests made sacrifices to them. | 10 | |
| 1471301955 | What were some of the natural resources available to the Maya | Trees, water, and minerals. | 11 | |
| 1471301956 | What contributions did the Maya make to mathematics? | They created a unique counting system, based on the unit of 20. They are believed to have been the first people in the world to use the idea of zero in calculations | 12 | |
| 1471301957 | How were daily chores divided among members of Mayan culture? | Men worked in the fields, hunted an fished. Women and girls were responsible for all housekeeping chores. Young children learn about farming and housekeeping and play. | 13 | |
| 1471301958 | What is one important way the Aztec differed from other Mesoamerican civilizations? | They built an empire. | 14 | |
| 1471301959 | Why did the Mexica build their city on a swampy island in lake Texcoco? | Because most of the good land had already been taken. | 15 | |
| 1471301960 | How long did Moctezuma I rule? | For 29 years (1440 - 1469) | 16 | |
| 1471301961 | How did the Aztec build a large empire? | As they grew in strength and power they began conquering neighboring city-states. The Aztec were great warriors. Success in battle brought wealth and prisoners into the Aztec empire. | 17 | |
| 1471301962 | Why did the Aztec believe that they needed to practice human sacrifice? | Because they thought that way they were honoring the gods. They believed the sun needed to be fueled by human sacrifice so that it would continue moving across the sky. | 18 | |
| 1471301963 | What became of the Aztec Empire? | They were conquered by the Spanish in 1519. | 19 | |
| 1471301964 | Mesoamerica | "Middle America" the region extending from modern-day Mexico through Central America | 20 | |
| 1471301965 | Plateau | an area of high, flat land | 21 | |
| 1471301966 | Peninsula | a large mass of land projecting into a body of water | 22 | |
| 1471301967 | Cenotes | sink holes, natural wells | 23 | |
| 1471301968 | Theocracy | a government controlled by religious leaders | 24 | |
| 1471301969 | Aqueduct | artificial channel for conducting water over a distance | 25 | |
| 1471301970 | codex | a folding-screen book containing information about predicting the future and religious rituals | 26 | |
| 1471301971 | mercenary | a hired soldier or warrior | 27 | |
| 1471301972 | chinampas | floating farming islands made by the Aztec | 28 | |
| 1471301973 | causeways | Raised roads across water or wet ground | 29 | |
| 1471301974 | Mexica | The name given to themselves by the Aztec people | 30 | |
| 1471301975 | Tenochtitlan | Capital of the Aztec Empire, located on an island in Lake Texcoco. . Mexico City was constructed on its ruins. | 31 | |
| 1471301976 | Moctezuma I | c. 1390 - 1469 Aztec ruler of the Aztec Empire who increased its size and wealth | 32 | |
| 1471301977 | Moctezum II | King when spaniards arrived. Extended the empire and turned capital into a beautiful city. | 33 | |
| 1471301978 | human sacrifice | Killing of humans for a purpose like worshiping a god, practiced widely by the Aztecs and a little by the Maya | 34 | |
| 1471301979 | Hernando Cortes | Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547) | 35 |
