Ch 2 Vocab Flashcards
an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of social structure, religion, technology, agriculture, and government has been reached
civilization
a cultural region centered around southern Mexico in which a number of early American civilizations developed
Mesoamerica
the belief in or worship of more than a single god
polytheistic
a self-governing region consisting of a city and surrounding territory
city-state
the science of celestial items, space, and physical universe
astronomy
an object that shows what day, month, or year it is
calendar
an ancient Egyptian language consisted of drawing objects
hieroglyphics
a group of states and/or countries in a single authority, normally from an emperor or empress
empire
an elevated area of land with a flat surface
plateau
to preserve a dead body by embalming and wrapping it
mummify
the ruler or leader of an empire
emperor
an all- powerful emperor translated to “The Only Inca”
Sapa Inca
a sib or clan that constituted the basic socioeconomic unit of Inca society
ayllus
a flat, level area carved into a slope
terrace
a human-made channel across land that moves water from its source to where it’s needed for growing crops
irrigation canal
