Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Mesoamerica vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vital | absolutely necessary or important; essential |
| Adapt | become adjusted to new conditions |
| Glacier | sheet of ice |
| Mesoamerica | the area extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua in which diverse pre-Columbian civilizations flourished. |
| Southamerica | a continent in the S part of 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 Maya civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its hieroglyphic script—the only known fully developed writing system of the pre-Columbian Americas—as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, astronomical system. |
| Inca | arose from the highlands of Peru sometime in the early 13th century, and the last Inca stronghold was conquered by the Spanish in 1572 |
| 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 | an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub valley of the Valley of Mexico |
| Tenochtitlan | The ancient capital of the Aztec empire, founded circa 1320 |
| Honduras | a Central American country with Caribbean Sea coastlines to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south |
| Yucatan Peninsula | separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea, encompassing 3 Mexican states, plus portions of Belize and Guatemala |
| Monopoly | the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service |
| Continent | {7 continent}one of several very large landmasses on Earth |
| Trade Route | a logistical network identified as a series of pathways and stoppages used for the commercial transport of cargo |
| Trading Empire | a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash |
| Economy | Relates to $, taxes, industry, farming, jobs, availability of resources. Relates to production, consumption, and distribution of goods |
| Social | Relates to cultural aspects; language, religion, customs, traditions, food, clothing, lifestyle |
| Political | Relates to the government, laws, and elected officials |
| Environment | Relates to the surrounding physical and human characteristics that affect the environment |
| Pachacuti | the ninth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco which he transformed into the Inca Empire |
| 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 | Petén is a department of the nation of Guatemala |
| Astronomer | a scientist in the field of astronomy who studies stars, planets, moons, comets and galaxies, as well as many other celestial objects |
| Archeologist | the study of the ancient and recent human past through material remains |
Created by:
blob head
Popular World History sets