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Mesoamerica Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vital | absolutely necessary or important; essential. |
| Adapt | make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify. |
| Glacier | 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 southeast of North America between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It extends from the Caribbean Sea southward to Cape Horn. |
| Olmec | a member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the coast of Veracruz and western Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico ( circa 1200–400 BC), who established what was probably the first Meso-American civilization. 2. |
| 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 was one of the most remarkable cities of the ancient world. Today it's located 48km/30mi NE of Mexico City, and considered to be one of the world's great archaeological sites. In its day, it was massive, densely populated, and well organized. |
| Tenochtitlan | The ancient capital of the Aztec empire, founded circa 1320. |