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Mesoamerica Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vital | pertaining to life; necessary; esstential |
| Adapt | to adjust to something different |
| Glacier | huge sheet of ice |
| Mesoamerica | An ancient region including present-day Mexico and most of Central America |
| South America | One of the seven continents |
| Olmec | An ancient civilization that started around 1200 B.C. near present-day Vera Cruz, Mexico |
| Maya | An ancient civilization in the rain forests near Yucatan Peninsula |
| Inca | An ancient civilization that lived near the Andes mountain range in present-day Peru |
| Aztec | An ancient civilization that came to the Valley of Mexico around A.D. 1250 |
| Caribou | A deer that lives in North America |
| Teotihuacan | A planned city built by a group |