Mesoamerica

"Great Temple" in Spanish, this was the largest, and most famous structure in Tenochtitlan.

Who was emperor of the Aztecs when the Spanish arrived in 1519?

Tenochtitlan was constructed on two islands in what lake that barely exists today?

The name of the book that contains the Maya creation story.

This class of people were the lowest and worked on the land owned by nobles.

Considered the "Mother Culture" of Mesoamerica civilizations.

It was the Aztec capital city then, today it is know as Mexico City.

Maize is more commonly known to you us as what?

This game, created by the Olmec, was also played later by the Maya and Aztec.

Most Mayan cities and temples, like Tikal, were constructed from AD 250 to AD 900. This period is known as what?

Where did the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec peoples live?

Knights, soldiers, and explorers of the Spanish Empire that invaded Mesoamerica in 16th century.

This empire controlled Central Mexico from AD 1325 to AD 1521.

Mayan peoples began recording their history in books made of tree bark called a what?

This Mayan form of communication used symbols to represent words, syllables, and sounds.

What type of architecture is shown here?