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Mesoamerica Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Vital | Pertaining to life necessary,essentiel |
Adapt | make something or someone suitable for a new use or purpose; modify. |
Glacier | Huge sheets of ice |
MesoAmerica | The middle of america |
SouthAmerica | Continent in the southern part of the Western Hemisphere lying between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
Olmec | were the first major civilization in Mexico following a progressive development in Soconusco. They lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico. |
Maya | the supernatural power wielded by gods and demons to produce illusions. |
Inca | a member of a South American Indian people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest. |
Aztec | a member of the American Indian people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century. |
Caribou | a large North American reindeer. |
Teotihuacan | one of the most remarkable cities of the ancient world. |
Tenochtitlan | Mexico City —name used when it was capital of the Aztec Empire. |
Honduras | a republic in NE Central America. |
Yucatan Peninsula | southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. |
Monopoly | the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. |
Continent | any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America). |
Trade route | logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. |
Trading Empire | A empire based on trading |