World History: Lesson Quiz 2-5
Olmec
Another name for the "rubber people" who grew rubber trees along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico south of Veracruz was the _______.
Zapotec
In which ancient Mesoamerican civilization did about 20,000 people live in terraces cut into the sides of a mountain?
obsidian
Teotihuacan was a busy trade center known for objects made of _______.
Olmec
The Maya adapted a ceremonial ball game played on a stone court, worship of a jaguar-like god, a calendar, and a numeric system from the _______.
Zapotec
a Mesoamerican civilization whose center at Monte Alban contained temples and pyramids atop a 1,200-foot-high mountain
Chavin
a South American civilization that built an impressive solar observatory made up of thirteen stone towers on a hillside north of Lima, Peru
Teotihuacan
first major city in Mesoamerica, located about 30 miles northeast of present-day Mexico City
Olmec
the oldest known Mesoamerican civilization, which appeared around 1200 BC
Caral
the oldest major city in the Americas which appeared around 2500 BC