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Mesoamerica intro
the Americas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mesoamerica | Middle America, located between United States and South America |
| Yucatan Peninsula | the land that stretches into the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico |
| elevation | the height of land above sea level |
| slash-and-burn agriculture | a method of clearing land for farming by cutting down trees and then burning them |
| maize | a type of corn |
| cacao | a tropical tree that produces the beans from which chocolate is made |
| Olmec | a group of people who lived in Meso-america about 3,000 years ago |
| alluvial soil | fertile soil deposited by rivers |
| glyph | a picture that represents a word, syllable, or sound |
| mother culture | a way of life that strongly influences later cultures |
| Maya | groups of Mesoamerican peoples who speak forms of the Mayan language |
| stele | a stone monument containing glyphs representing important dates or events |
| codex | type of book written on bark paper |
| mural | large paintings applied directly to walls |
| highland | a type of land that is high above sea level |
| lowland | a type of land that is low and level |
| terrace | a stepped platform built into a mountainside for farming |
| Popol Vuh | the most famous Maya codex that tells the story of Maya creation |
| Tenochtitlan | capital city of the Aztec empire, what is now Mexico City |
| chinampa | a floating field used for planting crops |
| Templo Mayor | the great temple of the Aztecs, located in Tenochtitlan |
| Moctezuma II | the last Aztec emperor who caused unrest and was in charge when the Spanish conquistadors arrived |
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