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mesoamerica vocab
Term | Definition |
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vital | absolutely necessary or important |
adapt | make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify. |
GLACIER | compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles. |
MESOAMERICA | a region and cultural area in the Americas |
OLMEC | people inhabiting the coast of Veracruz and western Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico |
MAYA | |
INCA | a member of a South American Indian people living in the central Andes |
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 | Teotihuacan was one of the most remarkable cities of the ancient world |
HONDURAS | |
YUCATAN PENINSULA | in southeastern Mexico |
CONTINENT | any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America) |
TRADE ROUTE | A trade route is a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. |
monopoly | the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. |
TRADING EMPIRE | |
ECONOMY (ESPN) | |
SOCIAL (ESPN) | |
POLITICAL (ESPN) | |
ENVIRONMENT (ESPN) | |
PACHACUTI | |
EMPIRE | |
GOVERNMENT | |
PETEN | |
ASTRONOMER | |
ARCHEOLOGIST |