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MesoAmerica Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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VITAL | absolutely necessary or important |
ADAPT | to change |
GLACIER | a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles. |
MESOAMERICA | a region and cultural area in the Americas |
SOUTHAMERICA | a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere |
OLMEC | a people living in the 15th and 16th centuries. |
MAYA | power wielded by gods and demons to produce illusions. |
INCA | a South American blackish or bronze-colored plumage with one or two white breast patches. |
AZTEC | a member of the American Indian people |
CARIBOU | a large North American moose/reindeer. |
TEOTIHUACAN | an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub valley of the Valley in Mexico |
TENOCHTITLAN | Mexico-Tenochtitlan, commonly known as Tenochtitlan was an Aztec too. |
HONDURAS | Honduras is a Central American country with Caribbean Sea coastlines to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south |
YUCATAN PENINSULA | The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea, encompassing 3 Mexican states, plus portions of Belize and Guatemala. |
MONOPOLY | the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service |
CONTINENT | the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service |
TRADE ROUTE | a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. |
TRADE EMPIRE | a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing (etc.) |
ECONOMY | careful management of available resources. |
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