Mesoamerica Overview and Geography

Mesoamerica is located from the central part of Mexico to the central part of Central America.

The mountain ranges of Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental frame the Plateau of Mexico.

They used the fertile soil for farming, obsidian for arrowheads and knives, and basalt to make statues.

<p>The varied climates and landscapes helped Mesoamericans develop unique cultures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forests and trees hid the ruins of the ancient civilizations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, and Caribbean Sea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rainwater dissolves limestone, forming underground streams and caverns. The roofs of these streams collapse and create sinkholes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The land has very few rivers, so they were considered gifts from the gods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were the first great civilization of Mesoamerica and directly influenced all the other Mesoamerican civilizations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their gods and their form of writing. They also developed a number system that would form the basis for other civilizations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were some of the only sources of water in the region.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The bottoms of cenotes hold many artifacts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>With aqueducts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>From 250 AD to 900 AD.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>City-states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Religious and everyday.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They did not have telescopes that allowed them to observe the passage of the stars.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were the first to use the zero.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Men farmed, hunted, and fished; women and older girls made clothing, supplied water, and watched the small children; small children learned about farming and chores but spent most of their time playing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Economy based on farming; grew corn and beans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were great builders, astronomers, mathematicians; but they grew a great empire.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mexicas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was built on an island, connected to the mainland by causeways, and surrounded by man-made islands called chinampas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By anchoring wicker baskets to the bottom of the shallow lake and filling them with mud and plant cuttings until they broke the surface.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>&quot;Floating gardens&quot;.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Farming.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The good land was already settled.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Emperor of the Aztecs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>29 years.</p> Signup and view all the answers