AP World History Mesoamerica Flashcards

3825763025	"Inca"	"Noble"	0
3825772877	Mayan Cities	Copan, Tikal, Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kukulkan Tulum	1
3825802554	Mayan Ball Game	Considered the world's first spectator sport; had a Great Ballcourt in Chichen Itza; music was played--festival/festivities; originally thought that losers were sacrificed, but some say winners were sacrificed--but their family was guaranteed to be taken care of	2
3825816157	Maya	Located on Yucatan peninsula; disappear in 9th century--thought to be caused by a 10 year drought--remains one of the great historical mysteries--cities disappeared; Classical Period: 3rd-9th centuries (their Golden Age); huge emphasis on mathematics--very advanced; believed to have a chief/king/leader; human blood sacrificing culture--human blood makes the world go round; didn't have a wheel; did not have pack animals; ball game; Quetzalcoatl; Bonompak murals; Mayan heiroglyphics; only four of their books (out of thousands) survive--Dresdin Codex, Popul Vuh; mathematical concept of zero; base 20 math system; Mayan calendar	3
3825975753	Popul Vuh	"Book of the Community"--Mayan book; tells us everything we know about Mayan social life	4
3826071525	Dresdin Codex	One of the only remaining Mayan books; written in Mayan hieroglyphs; studied the most--only recently figured out (deciphered)--because we were able to study it we cracked the code (of the Mayan hieroglyphs)	5
3826602944	Mesoamerica	Refers to the region from the central portion of modern Mexico to Honduras and El Salvador	6
3826733109	Maize	Staple crop of Mesoamerica	7
3826734730	Olmecs	Predecessors of Maya; located around the Gulf of Mexico; "rubber people"; first ceremonial center c. 1200 BCE at modern-day San Lorenzo--served as capital for 400 yrs; ceremonial centers at La Venta and Tres Zapotes after San Lorenzo wanted; no complex irrigaiton system because region got a lot of rainfall--did have drainage systems (similar to Harappa); authoritarian society; huge human heads--prob. or rulers--sculpted from Basalt rock--main art feature--also had large stone sculptures and buildings; trade: jade and obsidian; made astronomical observations and created a calendar; invented a system of writing--little survives; human sacrifice	8