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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hemisphere | one of halves of earth |
| core | central part of something |
| vary | to be different |
| phenomena | things in nature that people find difficult to understand |
| flexible | easily changed to suit a new situation |
| elevated | raised off the ground |
| mesoamerica | a region extending from central mexico into northern central america |
| slash and burn agriculture | farmers cleared small plots of land by cutting down the forest and burning the felled trees and plant to used as fertilizer |
| john l. Stephens and Frederick Catherwood | played key roles in the rediscovery of Maya civilization |
| drought | is prolonged period of little or no rainfall |
| extended family | a grouping of several related families than lived together |
| sphere of influence | is an are that is strongly influenced or dominated by particular ruler or government |
| alliance | is an agreement between people or states to cooperated to achieve a common goal |
| elite | is a small group of highly privileged people |
| hieroglyph | is a symbol that stand for a word idea or a sound |
| codex | is an ancient book that was written by hand is an ancient book that was written by hand |
| pacal | for example scholars now know that great king named pacal |
| 18 rabbit | scholars also know that a king named 18 rabbit |
| stela | is carved stoned slab or pillar usually created to celebrate an event or a person |