Early Indian Civilization Vocab Flashcards
An advanced state of human society, in which a high level of government, social structure, religion, technology, and agricultural practices have been reached
Civilizations
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 one god
Polytheistic
A self-governing region consisting of a city and its surroundings territory
City-State
Closely watching the stars to keep track of yearly patterns such as seasons
Astronomy
Calendars
An ancient form of writing
Hieroglyphics
A group of countries or regions controlled by one ruler
Empire
An area of relatively high ground
Plateau
To preserve a body by enbalming it and wrapping it in cloth
Mummify
A type of ancient ruler
Emperor
The only Inca
Sapa Inca
Units of 10-20 people
Allyus
A flat, level area carved into a slope
Terrace
The method of growing crops on the sides of hills and mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the slope
Terrace Farming
A human-made channel across land that moved water from its source to where it’s needed for growing crops
Irrigation Canal
A vehicle consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by people or animals
Litter
A channel or canal made for moving water across land
Aqueduct
A great city that the Aztecs built
Technochtitlan
The 9th and last true emperor of Aztec civilization
Montezuma II
Floating gardens
Chinampas
Homes of commoners made from logs or clay bricks
Adobe
A raised roadway across a swamp or body of water
Causeways
A widespread outbreak of a contagious disease
Epidemic
Planting one crop, harvesting it, and then immediately planting another crop on the same field.
Multicropping
Planting multiple types of crops together
Intercropping
A fence, commonly made of wooden poles standing on end, that surrounds a settlement to protect it from attack
Palisade
A wide, water-filled ditch built to surround a settlement or building to prevent it from attack
Moat
A high cliff, overlooking a river
Bluff
Large, flat-topped mounds
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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