click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
mesoamerica vocab
Term | Definition |
---|---|
VITAL | absolutely necessary or important; essential. |
ADAPT | make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify |
GLACIER | is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; |
Mesoamerica | Mesoamerica is a region and cultural area in the Americas, extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, |
SOUTHAMERICA | South America is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere,etc |
OLMEC | The Olmec were the first major civilization in Mexico following a progressive development in Soconusco. |
MAYA | a fundamental concept in Hindu philosophy, notably in the Advaita (Nondualist) school of Vedanta. |
INCA | the Inca Empire, also known as the Incan Empire, was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. |
AZTEC | . The Aztecs, who probably originated as a nomadic tribe in northern Mexico, arrived in Mesoamerica around the beginning of the 13th century |
CARIBOU | The Early History of Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in British Columbia. B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, Wildl. Branch,. |
TEOTIHUACAN | Teotihuacan /teɪˌoʊtiːwəˈkɑːn/, also written Teotihuacán, |
TENOCHTITLAN | mexico-Tenochtitlan, commonly known as Tenochtitlan was an Aztec altepetl located on an island in Lake Texcoco, |
HONDURAS | Honduras is a Central American country with Caribbean Sea coastlines to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south |
Yucatán Peninsula | The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea, encompassing 3 Mexican states, plus portions of Belize and Guatemala. On the Caribbean, |
MONOPOLY | A situation in which a single company owns all or nearly all of the market for a given type of product or service. |
CONTINENT | A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. |
TRADE ROUTE | is a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. |
TRADING EMPIRE | Nestled in between fertile crop lands and a large producing salt mine in Taghaza, |
ECONOMY (ESPN) |