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Mesoamerica Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Vital | absolutely necessary or important; essential |
ADAPT | make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify |
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 in the S part of the Western Hemisphere |
OLMEC | a member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the coast of Veracruz and western Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico ( circa 1200–400 BC), who established what was probably the first Meso-American civilization. |
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. |