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Mesoamerica Vocab

TermDefinition
Vital absolutely necessary or important; essential.
adapt make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.
Glacier Huge sheet of ice
Mesoamerica is a region and cultural area in the Americas
SOUTHAMERICA a continent in the western hemisphere
OLMEC a member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the coast of Veracruz and western Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico
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.
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 Archeologists believed this, because it is what the Aztecs wrote about the city.
TENOCHTITLAN was an Aztec altepetl
HONDURAS is a republic in Central America.
YUCATAN PENINSULA 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 logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo.
TRADING EMPIRE British Empire was a Trading Empire set up ports to trade with the Natives
ECONOMY the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.
SOCIAL of or relating to society or its organization.
POLITICAL of or relating to the government or the public affairs of a country.
ENVIRONMENT the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
PACHACUTI Kingdom of Cusco, which he transformed into the empire Tawantinsuyu. In Quechua,
EMPIRE an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
GOVERNMENT the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
PETEN is a department of the nation of Guatemala.
ASTRONOMER an expert in or student of astronomy.
ARCHEOLOGIST is a scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts.
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