Chp. 1 Early Civilizations Flashcards
Archeology
The study of the material remains of ancient people’s
Artifact
A tool, weapon, or other object left behind by early people
Strait
A narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water
Migration
The movement of people into a new area
Nomad
A person who moves from place to place
Maize
A variety of corn
Carbon dating
A scientific method of determining the age of an artifact
Culture
A persons shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors
Source
A supply
Estimate
A rough calculation of a number
Civilization
A highly developed society
Theocracy
A society that ruled by religious leaders
Hieroglyphics
A form of writing that used symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds
Complex
Being highly detailed
Link
To connect
Irrigate
To supply water to crops
Channel
A long, narrow gutter or groove through which water can flow
Structure
A building
Pueblo
A communal Native American structure with a flat roof; a type of Native American village
federation
A government that links and unites different groups
Clan
A group of people who have common ancestors
Olmec
Located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico on the Mexico border
They were builders. They built stone houses, monuments, and drainage systems
They farmed
The civilization collapsed around 300 b.c.
Maya
Believed in star, sun, and moon gods
They were a theocracy
Grew maize, beans, squash, and other vegetables- traded goods for cotton cloth, salt, poultry, and deer meet
Lived in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize(steamy rainforests)
Declined around 1200
Aztec
Lived on island on Lake Texcoco
Capital was Tenochtilan
They traded
They had priests
Inca
Thrived during the 1500s
Believed emperor was sun god descendent- made gifts for the sun god
Located in the Highlands of South America- Chile and northern Argentina
Pachacuti was leader in 1438
