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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 | 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. |
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. |
TENOCHTITLAN | The ancient capital of the Aztec empire |