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Mesoamerica vocab.
Term | Definition |
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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, extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica. |
Southamerica | A continent of the southern Western Hemisphere southeast of North America between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. |
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. |
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 | was an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub valley of the Valley of Mexico, located in the State of Mexico 30 miles northeast |
Tenochtitlan | The ancient capital of the Aztec empire |
Honduras | is a Central American country with Caribbean Sea coastlines to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south |
Yucatan Peninsula | The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea, encompassing 3 Mexican states, plus portions of Belize and Guatemala. |
Monopoly | control of all (or almost all) trade or production of a certain good |
Continent | is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. |
Trade Route | any route usually taken by merchant ships, caravans, etc. |
Trading Empire | |
ECONOMY (ESPN) | the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services. |
SOCIAL (ESP | of or relating to society or its organization. |
POLITICAL (ESPN) | of or relating to the government or the public affairs of a country. |
ENVIRONMENT (ESPN) | the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. |
PACHACUTI | Inca Yupanqui or Pachacutec (in hispanicized spellings) or Pachakutiq Inka Yupanqui (Quechua) was the ninth Sapa Inca (1438–1471/1472) of the Kingdom of Cusco which he transformed into the Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu). |
EMPIRE | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. "the Roman Empire" |
GOVERNMENT | the governing body of a nation, state, or community |
PETEN | a plate, typically made of gold or silver, used for holding the bread during the Eucharist and sometimes as a cover for the chalice. |
ASTRONOMER | an expert in or student of astronomy. |
ARCHEOLOGIST | the scientific study of material remains (as fossil relics, artifacts, and monuments) of past human life and activities. |