social studies ch 2

Question 1

civilization

Answer 1

an advanced state of human society, in which high level of government, social structure, religion, technology, and agricultural practices have been reached.

Question 2

Mesoamerica

Answer 2

a cultural region centered around southern Mexico in which a number of early American civilizations developed.

Question 3

Polytheistic

Answer 3

the belief or worship of more than one God.

Question 4

City-state

Answer 4

a self-governing region consisting of a city and its surrounding terriotory

Question 5

astronomy

Answer 5

people that watch the stars

Question 6

calendars

Answer 6

a chart that shows the years, seasons, and dates. It also shows what’s going on.

Question 7

Hieroglyphics

Answer 7

They represent a word of praise and some represent words or sounds.

Question 8

empire

Answer 8

A group of countries or region controlled by one ruler.

Question 9

Plateaus

Answer 9

A high flat area or land.

Question 10

Mummified

Answer 10

To preserve a body by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth.

Question 11

emperor

Answer 11

A ruler of a kingdom or a place.

Question 12

sapa inca

Answer 12

means “the only inca”

Question 13

ayllus

Answer 13

an organization of 10-20 people in a group called an ayllus

Question 14

terraces

Answer 14

a flat level area carved into a slope

Question 15

Irrigation canals

Answer 15

a human made channel across land that moves water from its source to where its needed for growing crops

Question 16

litter

Answer 16

a vehicle consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by people or animals

Question 17

Aqueducts

Answer 17

a channel or canal made for moving water across land

Question 18

Technochtitlan

Answer 18

a great city on an island in the lake

Question 19

Montezuma II

Answer 19

the 9th and last true emperor of the ancient Aztec civilization

Question 20

Chinampas

Answer 20

floating gardens

Question 21

Adobe

Answer 21

homes made from logs or clay bricks

Question 22

Causeways

Answer 22

a raised roadway across a swamp or body of water

Question 23

Epidemic

Answer 23

a widespread outbreak of a contagious disease

Question 24

Multicropping

Answer 24

planting one crop, harvesting it, and then immediately placing another crop on the same field

Question 25

Intercropping

Answer 25

planting multiple types of crops together

Question 26

Palisade

Answer 26

a fence, commonly made of wooden poles standing on end, that surrounds a settlement to protect it from attack

Question 27

Moat

Answer 27

a wide water-filled ditch built to surround a settlement or building to protect it from attack

Question 28

Bluff

Answer 28

a high cliff, often overlooking a river

Question 29

Earthen mounds

Answer 29

large flat topped mounds usually square or rectangular

Question 30

Hierarchy

Answer 30

a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked according to statues or authority

Question 31

tribute

Answer 31

am offering or payment to a leader or ruler

Question 32

terrace farming