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What is Mexico or Yucatan Peninsula?
The Maya was located here
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What is false- they were the first
True or False: The Olmec civilization was the second great civilization in the Mexico/Central America area?
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What is the Americas?
The area of North America, Central America, and South America
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What is hunting and gathering?
Way in which early civilizations were able to get their food, make their clothes and construct shelter
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What is a kid?
On a farm, a baby goat is a called a
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What is tropical rain forest climate?
The Maya's ability to flourish in this type of climate was a great accomplishment
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What is statues and carvings?
Most of the history we know of the Olmec is from
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What is agriculture?
The production of crops, livestock or poultry
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What is secondary source?
Information that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you're researching.
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What is Antarctica?
This is the only continent in which bees are not found
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What is a canal system?
The Maya used these in their farming techniques which was an excellent source of water for their crops
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What is eight?
The number of known Gods are there that the Olmec worshiped.
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What is civilization?
An advanced state of human society where a level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached
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What is artifact?
An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest
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What is The Little Mermaid?
Ursula was the villain in this Disney movie
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What is human sacrifice?
Both the Maya and Olmec used this to keep their Gods content and happy
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What is shaman?
It is thought that the massive colonial heads were of these powerful men in the Olmec civilization (must have the actual name)
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What is migration?
People or animals moving together
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What is comparison?
The representing of one thing as like another thing
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What is ice hockey?
This is the national sport of hockey
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What is 2 million people?
It is believed that the Maya population neared this number.
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What is an aqueduct?
The Olmec created this type of structure that allowed for constant water flow and often combined two sources of water
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What is primary source?
An artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study
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What is Maya civilization?
A member of a Mesoamerican Indian people inhabiting southeast Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. This civilization is noted for their architecture, city planning, mathematics, calendar, and hieroglyphic writing system.
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What is Barney?
Ms. Miller's dog is named this
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