Chapter 2 vocab Flashcards
civilizations
an advanced state of human society in witch a high level of government social structure religion technology and agricultural practices have been reached.
Mesoamerica
A cultural region centered around southern Mexico in which a number a early American civilization developed.
polytheistic
the belief in or worship of more than one God.
City-State
a self growing region consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.
Astronomy
They closely watched the stars to keep track of yearly patterns such as seasons.
calendars
A paper tool used to keep track of of the day,year,or even a decade.
Hieroglyphics
A symbol
Empire
a group of countries or region controlled by one ruler.
plateaues
High flat area of land.
Mummified
To preserve a body by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth.
Emperor
A ruler of an empire.
Sapa Inca
Which means the only income.
Allyus
An organized family with 10-20 people.
Terraces
A flat leveled area carved into a slope.
Terrace Farming
Farming on mountains carved into terraces.
Irrigation canals
a human made channel across land that moves water from its source to where its needed for growing crops.
Litters
A vehicel consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by people or animals.
Aqueducts
a channel or canal made made for moving water across lande
Technochtitlan
A city on a island in a lake.
Montezuman ll
Was a 9th and last true emperor of the ancient Aztec civilization.
Chinapas
Are floating gardens to expanded their food supply.
Adobe
Homes made of clay or logs.
Causeways
A raised roadway across a swamp or body of water.
Epidemic
A widespread outbreak of a contagious disease.
