1. Why did Olmec farmers move their farms from time to time?
(1 point)
Responses
As their families grew, people needed larger farms.
As their families grew, people needed larger farms.
Maya invaders took over their farmlands.
Maya invaders took over their farmlands.
Heavy rains flooded their fields and forced them to find new land.
Heavy rains flooded their fields and forced them to find new land.
The soil would wear out and could no longer support farming.
2. Which of these groups introduced the mathematical concept of zero to the Americas?
(1 point)
Responses
the Zapotec
the Zapotec
the Olmec
the Olmec
the Spanish
the Spanish
the Maya
3. Which of the following is a way that the Agricultural Revolution impacted early Mesoamerican civilizations?
(1 point)
Responses
People had to hunt and gather more.
People had to hunt and gather more.
People began to settle in villages.
People began to settle in villages.
People began to raise wild animals.
People began to raise wild animals.
People traveled from place to place more.
People traveled from place to place more.
4. Drag and drop the boxes in the table to describe a contribution of either the Maya, Olmec, or Zapotec civilizations.
(2 points)
Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.
developed first writing system.
developed a complex calendar
innovations influenced other Mesoamerican civilizations.
Maya
Olmec
Zapotec
- developed first writing system: Maya
- developed a complex calendar: Maya
- innovations influenced other Mesoamerican civilizations: Olmec
1. Why did Olmec farmers move their farms from time to time?
(1 point)
Responses
As their families grew, people needed larger farms.
As their families grew, people needed larger farms.
Maya invaders took over their farmlands.
Maya invaders took over their farmlands.
Heavy rains flooded their fields and forced them to find new land.
Heavy rains flooded their fields and forced them to find new land.
The soil would wear out and could no longer support farming.
The soil would wear out and could no longer support farming.
2. Which of these groups introduced the mathematical concept of zero to the Americas?
(1 point)
Responses
the Zapotec
the Zapotec
the Olmec
the Olmec
the Spanish
the Spanish
the Maya
the Maya
3. Which of the following is a way that the Agricultural Revolution impacted early Mesoamerican civilizations?
(1 point)
Responses
People had to hunt and gather more.
People had to hunt and gather more.
People began to settle in villages.
People began to settle in villages.
People began to raise wild animals.
People began to raise wild animals.
People traveled from place to place more.
People traveled from place to place more.
People began to settle in villages.
4. Drag and drop the boxes in the table to describe a contribution of either the Maya, Olmec, or Zapotec civilizations.
(2 points)
Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.
developed first writing system.
developed a complex calendar
innovations influenced other Mesoamerican civilizations.
Maya
Olmec
Zapotec
- developed first writing system: Zapotec
- developed a complex calendar: Maya
- innovations influenced other Mesoamerican civilizations: Olmec
For 4. These are the correct answers?
- developed first writing system: Zapotec
- developed a complex calendar: Maya
- innovations influenced other Mesoamerican civilizations: Olmec