chapter 16 and 17 gs terms

Question 1

highland

Answer 1

a type of land that is high above the sea

Question 2

lowlands

Answer 2

a type of land that is low and level

Question 3

maize

Answer 3

a type of corn first domesticated by early mesoamericans

Question 4

cacao

Answer 4

a bean used to make chocolate

Question 5

slash and burn agriculture

Answer 5

a method of clearing fields for planting.

Question 6

mother culture

Answer 6

a civilization that greatly influences other civilizations

Question 7

terraces

Answer 7

a stepped platform built into a mountain side

Question 8

glyph

Answer 8

a symbolic picture used to represent a word, syllable or sound

Question 9

codex

Answer 9

a folded book made of tree bark paper

Question 10

chinapas

Answer 10

a floating field that supported agriculture

Question 11

nobles

Answer 11

a member of a high class in society who inherits his or her status

Question 12

communal

Answer 12

shared

Question 13

serfs

Answer 13

a person who lived and worked on the private land of a nobel

Question 14

conquistadors

Answer 14

a spanish conquerer who sought gold and other riches in the americas

Question 15

terrace farming

Answer 15

a type of farming in which flat steps are cut into a mountain to provide farmland

Question 16

quinoa

Answer 16

a high protein grain native to the andes mountains in south america.