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Ancient Americas
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Term | Definition |
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Moche | Culture that flourished along the northern coast of Peru from around A.D. 100 to A.D 700 |
Mesoamerica | The area between North America and South America, including Mexico and Central America |
Cuzco | City at the center of the Incan Empire |
Nazca lines | Huge drawings made by the Nazca people by scraping the surface of a rocky plain and which can only be properly observed from the air |
Chavin | First influential culture in South America, which flourished from around 900 B.C. to 200 B.C. |
Inca | An empire that ruled much of South America prior to European rule |
Tenochtitlan | The capitol of the ancient Aztec empire on the site of present-day Mexico City |
Teotihuacan | City that dominated the Valley of Mexico from 100 A.D. o 750 A.D. |
Inti | The basic unit of money in Peru |
Tribute | Praise, honor or gifts given to show respect or to show thanks |
Kiva | Pueblo Indians pit house, which served as a ceremonial chamber or clubhouse of the men. It was located in a central place in the pueblo |
Pachacutiincayupanqui | First Emperor of the Inca empire |
Chinampas | Floating gardens created by weaving reeds together and adding soil on top- often 30 X 330 ft |
Aztec | A tribe of Native Americans who lived near New Mexico after the Mayans |
Adobe | Mud brick dried by the sun, used to build small homes |
Quipu | Knotted strings representing numbers used to keep records in the Inca empire |
Maize | Corn |
Olmec | People who flourished along the Gulf of Mexico from 1200 B.C. to 400 B.C. |
Capybara | With a body length of over 3 feet and a weight of more than 100 pounds, this animal is definitely the world's largest rodent! It has partially webbed feet that help the animal to swim |
Maya | Central American Indians, who possessed one of the greatest civilizations before Aztec's domination |
Alpaca | Domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco |
Stela | A stone tree carved with pictures to tell a message- created by the Mayans |