| A | B |
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| How did the first Americans get to North America? | Bering Land Bridge |
| What is another name for corn? | maize |
| What crop was the center of Mayan life and religion? | maize |
| Where were the Maya located? | Central America |
| Where is Central America located? | between Mexico and South America |
| What was the Golden Age of the Maya? | 300-900 AD |
| The Maya were the only civilization that ever arose here | rainforest |
| What were the majority of Mayan people? | farmers |
| What was the method to clear the land to farm | slash and burn |
| because of the slash-and-burn method what became a problem? | soil erosion |
| What amount of land did it take to feed one family | 70 acres |
| The Mayan used these two things to figure out the ideal time to plant crops | calendar and astronomy |
| sacred book of the Maya that contains ancient myths about the creation of the universe | Popal Vul |
| What were the stone pillars called that the Mayan kept historical records on? | stelae |
| The Maya were superior at math they invented this | zero |
| The Mayan invented a 365 day ____ | calendar |
| The Mayan did not invent these two things | iron tools, the wheel |
| Mayan people wore clothing made of | cotton |
| a flat cake made of corn was the main Mayan food | tortilla |
| The Mayan played a sport that resembled this | basketball |
| used these for a type of currency | cacao beans |
| location the Mayan moved to beginning in 900 | Yucatan Peninsula |
| by this year three million people had abandoned the cities | 1000 |
| city on the Yucatan Penisula | Chichen Itza |
| one musical instrument the Mayas had | trumpet |
| on rare occastions, priests would cut the ______ from human victims | living heart |
| the Mayan calendar had 5 days that were considered | unlucky |
| The first civilization in Mesoamerica were the | Olmecs |
| the reason the Olmecs disappeared is considered a | mystery |
