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mesoamerica vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| VITAL | the state of being strong and active; energy. |
| ADAPT | the action or process of adapting or being adapted. |
| GLACIER | a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles. |
| MESOAMERICA | is a region and cultural area in the Americas |
| SOUTHAMERICA | A continent of the southern Western Hemisphere southeast of North America between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. |
| OLMEC | a member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the coast of Veracruz and western Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico |
| MAYA | the supernatural power wielded by gods and demons to produce illusions. |
| INCA | a South American hummingbird having mainly blackish or bronze-colored plumage with one or two white breast patches. |
| AZTEC | a member of the American Indian people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest |
| CARIBOU | a large North American reindeer. |
| TEOTIHUACAN | was one of the most remarkable cities of the ancient world |
| TENOCHTITLAN | in English: The ancient capital of the Aztec empire, founded circa 1320. |
| HONDURAS | . Republic in Central America, bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Nicaragua to the east and south |