ss chap 2 Flashcards
Civilizations
big towns and citys
Mesoamerica
a cultural region centers around southern Mexico
Polytheistic
the belief in or worship of more than one god
City-state
a self -governer region consisting of a city and it’s sourondings
Astronomy
they watch the stars to tell their seasons
Calendars
a way to tell time around the year
Hieroglyphics
800 different simbles or pictographs
Empire
empire stretched nearly 2,500 miles long
Plateaus
a far space of land in the open area
Mummified
to preserve a body by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth
Emperor
a person who has control over a large land or city
Sapa Inca
the son of Inti
Allyus
usually had more than family in it
Terraces
a flat level area carved into a slope
Terrace Farming
was used by the people in the Andes mountains
Irrigation canals
a human made chanel across that moves water
Aqueducts
a chanel or canal made for moving water across land
Litters
a vechal consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by people or animals
Technochtitlan
on an island or lake
Montezuma II
was the 9th and last true emperor
Chinampas
floating gardens
Adobe
clay large brickes
Causeways
travel in and out of places
Epidemic
a wide out spread of a contages disease
Multicropping
planting on crop and harvesting it
Intercropping
planting a lot of crops together
Palisade
a fence made of wood
Moat
a wide water filled ditch
Bluff
a high Clif, over looking a river
Earthen mounds
square or rectangular shape
Hierarchy
a system where people are ranked
tribute
an offering or payment
