Chapter 2 Early Indian Civilizations Flashcards
an advanced state of human society , in which a high level of government, social structure, region, technology, and agriculture practices have been reached
civilization
a cultural region centered around Southern Mexico which a number of early American civilizations developed
Mesoamerica
the belief in or worship of more than one god
polytheistic
a self growing religion consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
city-state
science of studying stars to watch and create patterns of the seasons
astronomy
have events and religious holidays
calendars
Includes approximately 800 different symbols,many of these hieroglyphs are meaning pictures that represent a word or phrase , while some of the hieroglyphs are phonetic, where the pictures represent sounds.
hieroglyphs
a group of countries or region controlled by one ruler
empire
land that is flat it could be on a flat mountain
plateaus
to preserve a body by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth
mummified
basically a king
emperor
means “ the only Inca” was believed to be the son of Inti.
Sapa Inca
a group of families that live together
Ayllus
is when people farm on the side of a hill or farm on a slope
Terrace farming
a human made channel across land that moves water from its source to where it’s needed for growing crops
irrigation canals
a vehicle consisting of a chair or a bed carried on two poles by people or animals
littters
a channel or canal made for moving water across land
Aqueducts
It is a great city built by the Aztec on an island in the lake
Technochtitlan
was the 9th and last true emperor of the ancient Aztec civilization.
Montezuma ll
it is floating gardens to expand their food supply in away that kept their “farms” nearby where they could be easily tended and were safe from enemies.
chinampas
it was the homes of commoners that were made from logs or clay bricks called adobe
adobe
a raised roadway across a swamp or body of water
cause ways
a widespread outbreak of a contagious disease
epidemic
is planting one crop, harvesting it, and then immediately planting another crop on the same field.
multicropping
is planting multiple types of crops together
intercropping
a fence, commonly made of wooden poles standing on the end, that surrounds a settlement to protect it from attack
palisade
a wide, water filled ditch built to surround a settlement or building to protect it from attack
moat
a high cliff, often overlooking a river
bluff
Mississippians built large, flat-topped earthen mounds. These mounds were usually square or rectangular, but occasionally they were circular
earthen mounds
a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked according to status or authority
hierarchy
an offering or payment to a leader or ruler
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