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meso/south america
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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VITAL | extremely important |
ADAPT | change to survive in the surrounding environment |
GLACIER | huge sheet of ice |
MESOAMERICA | Meso comes from the Greek word for “middle”. The region includes lands stretching from Valley of Mexico to Costa RIca in Central America |
SOUTH AMERICA | One of the 7 continents. Located SOuth of North America |
OLMEC | Started the FIRST complex civilizations around 1500 BCE. In 1200 BCE Built a far reaching trading empire. Near present day Vera Cruz, Mexico. Lasted about 800 years. |
MAYA | Built a civilization in the rainforests of the Yucatan Peninsula and used their central location, southern Mexico and Central America , to trade with canoes. |
INCA | Civilization built in the Andes Mountain ranges of present day Peru. Built thee biggest Empire in the ancient Americas. It centered around the capital Cuzco, founded in 1100 ACE |
AZTEC | |
CARIBOU-- Large Deer | |
TENOCHTITLAN | |
HONDURAS |