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SS: Pre Columbia
Pre-Columbia Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ballgame | Played at the ceremonial center. Two teams played against each other using a heavy rubber ball, wore protective clothing, and they would hit the ball with any other parts of their bodies except their hands and feet. |
| ceremonial center | An area used for religious ceremonies by the ancient people of the Americas. |
| cultural borrowing | Societies taking ideas from one group and using them as their own. |
| glyph | Picture-symbols that represent objects, ideas and sounds. |
| theocracy | Government ruled by a god or goddess. |
| aqueduct | A system of bridges and canals used to carry water to a city. |
| irrigation | Use of connected ditches, canals, or pipes to carry water to dry areas. |
| rainforest | A forest with thick vegetation and tall trees that block the sunlight. |
| grassland | Land with grass growing on it, good for farmland. |
| swamp | Area of low, wet land with trees |
| city-state | A city and its surrounding farmlands, with its own government and leaders. |
| pyramid | A stone structure having a square base and triangular sides that come to a point at the top and used as a burial place for a dead ruler. |
| kings | A male head of a royal family who rules a country for life. |
| priests | A person who is authorized by a church to lead prayers and religious services. |
| warriors | People who fight and conquer other lands/people |
| commoners | Farmers, craft workers, and merchants who own property and managed businesses; they were NOT nobles. |
| maize | Another name for corn. |
| Pachacuti | Inca ruler who expanded the Inca Empire greatly. |
| Moctezuma (Montezuma) | Aztec ruler. |
| Gulf of Mexico | A gulf located south of the United States, east of Mexico, and west of Cuba. |
| Tikal | Largest ancient Mayan city. |
| Yucatan Peninsula | A body of land that separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea |
| Chichen Itza | An ancient Mayan city known for its pyramids. |
| Lake Texcoco | A dry lake near Mexico City; an island in the lake was the site of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan. |
| Andes Mountains | A mountain system in South America, extending along the western coast from Panama to Tierra del Fuego. |
| Amazon River | The largest river in South America. Flows through the Amazon Rain Forest. |
| Tenochtitlan | The capital of the ancient Aztec Empire; present-day Mexico City has been built on the ruins. |
| Maccu Piccu | Incan city in the Andes Mountains of Peru. |
| Cuzco | First Incan capital. |
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