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mesoamerica vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vital | pertaining to life,necessary,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 | A region extending south and east from central Mexico to include parts of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In pre-Columbian times it was inhabited by diverse civilizations, including the Maya and the Olmec. |
| SOUTHAMERICA | A continent of the southern Western Hemisphere southeast of North America between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It extends from the Caribbean Sea southward to Cape Horn |
| 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 large North American reindeer. |
| AZTEC | 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. |
| TENOCHTITLAN | The ancient capital of the Aztec empire, founded circa 1320. |
| HONDURAS | |
| YUCATAN PENINSULA | he Yucatán Peninsula (Spanish: Península de Yucatán), in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel. |
| MONOPOLY | the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. |
| CONTINENT | any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America). |
| TRADE ROUTE | a route followed by traders (as in caravans) |
| TRADING EMPIRE | |
| ECONOMY | the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services. |
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