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Mesoamerica vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vital | absolutely necessary or important |
| Adapt | make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose |
| GLACIER | Huge sheet of ice |
| MESOAMERICA | 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 | Teotihuacan also seems to be older than the Toltec civilization. |
| TENOCHTITLAN | Was an Aztec altepetl |
| HONDURAS | Is a republic in Central America. It was at times referred to as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize. |
| 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 | A logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo. |
| TRADING EMPIRE |