Module 3 Flashcards
a mountain range that stretches all the way down South America on the western side of the continent
Andes
an ancient land bridge between Siberia and Alaska
Beringia
fields built up above the surface of a lake used by the Aztec for farming
chinampas
a city that is also an independent state with its own system of governance
city-state
characters representing the Mayan language
glyphs
an ancient American kind of paper book
codex
a person who plays music and tells the legends, myths, and history of a people
griot
native to a specific region or place
indigenous
tracing descent through the mother’s ancestors
matrilineal
a region of Central America that is defined by the cultural similarities of its indigenous populations
Mesoamerica
line drawings created out of stone that are so massive they can only be seen from the air
Nazca lines
tracing descent through the father’s ancestors
oral tradition
stories, especially history, passed on through word of mouth
patrilineal
a cord with knotted strings used by the Inca to keep records of apprentices
quipu
the time in the history of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus
pre-Columbian
