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Mesoamerica Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vital | Pertaining to life,necessary,essential |
| Adapt | become adjusted to new conditions. |
| Glaciar | 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 |
| Olmec | A member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the coast of Veracruz and western Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico |
| Maya | Was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples. |
| Inca | A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador. |
| 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 | Was one of the most remarkable cities of the ancient world. |
| Tenochtitlan | The ancient capital of the Aztec empire, founded circa 1320. |
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