the cold war Flashcards
the phillipines
region of Central America and southern North America that was occupied by several civilizations, especially the Maya, in pre-Columbian times
burma
a hieroglyphic character or symbol; a pictograph
viet nam
a member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the coast of Veracruz and western Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico (c. 1200–400 bc), who established what was probably the first Meso-American civilization.
geneva accords
a member of the American Indian people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century.
tet offensive
Hernan Cortes-Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547). Cortes, Cortez, Hernan Cortez, Hernando Cortes, Hernando Cortez.
ho chi minh
Moctezuma II (c. 1466 – 29 June 1520), otherwise spelled as a number of variant spellings including Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma and referred to in full by early Nahuatl texts as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Moctezuma the Young), was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520.
paris peace accords
a peninsula in southeastern Mexico that lies between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
laos
an ancient Mayan city in northern Guatemala. It flourished ad 300–800.
cambodia
Chichen Itza is located in the eastern portion of Yucatán state in Mexico. The northern Yucatán Peninsula is arid, and the rivers in the interior all run underground.
muggabi
Lake Texcoco was the lowest-lying of all the lakes, and occupied the minimum elevation in the valley so that water ultimately drained towards it.
tenochtitlan
the ancient capital of the Aztec empire, founded c. 1320. In 1521, the Spanish conquistador Cortés destroyed it and established Mexico City on its site.
chavin
Define Chavin. Chavin synonyms, Chavin pronunciation, Chavin translation, English dictionary definition of Chavin. or Cha·vín n. An early pre-Incan civilization …
inca
a member of a South American Indian people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest.
andes
a major mountain system that runs the length of the Pacific coast of South America. It extends more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km), with a continuous height of more than 10,000 feet (3,000 m). Its highest peak is Aconcagua.
quechua
a member of an American Indian people of Peru and parts of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador.
sacrifice
an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure:
francisco pizarro
Francisco Pizarro-Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541).
stone neads
GEMSTONE BEADS: MEANINGS & ATTRIBUTES . … Please take a look carefully at each stone and their meaning and try them to see for yourself! Amethyst
maize
technical or chiefly British term for corn.
longcoun
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machu pichu
a fortified Inca town in the Andes Mountains in Peru that the invading Spaniards never found. It is noted for its dramatic position, perched high on a steep-sided ridge.
copan
an ancient Mayan city, the ruins of which are in western Honduras near the Guatemalan frontier.
cusco
Cusco synonyms, Cusco pronunciation, Cusco translation, English dictionary definition of Cusco. See Cuzco. n a variant of Cuzco n. a city in S
popol vuh
Popol Vuh, the sacred book of the Maya from the sixteenth century, names this mountain Paxil and recounts that it was filled with maize,
caral
Caral, or Caral-Supe, was a large settlement in the Supe Valley, near Supe, Barranca province, Peru, some 200 km north of Lima.
calendar
a chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year, or giving particular seasonal information.
observatory
a room or building housing an astronomical telescope or other scientific equipment for the study of natural phenomena.
pyramids
a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient
spanish American war
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sino Japaneses war
also known as Shaka Zulu, a name that often appears in history books was a Zulu tribal chief who in the early 19th century began a process that transformed the small Zulu tribe into the most powerful warrior nation of Africa that faced
shaka
region of Central America and southern North America that was occupied by several civilizations, especially the Maya, in pre-Columbian times
spanish American war
who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541).
treaty of prague
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francis joseph I
a peninsula in southeastern Mexico that lies between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
revolution of 1905
the formal statement of the meaning or significance of a word, phrase, idiom, etc., as found in dictionaries. An online dictionary resource, such as Dictionary.com, can give users direct, immediate access to the definitions of a term
mobilization
also known as Shaka Zulu, a name that often appears in history books was a Zulu tribal chief who in the early 19th century began a process that transformed the small Zulu tribe into the most powerful warrior nation of Africa that faced
nazi party
history books was a Zulu tribal chief who in the early 19th century began a process that transformed the small Zulu tribe into the most powerful warrior nation of Africa that faced
mass communition
otherwise spelled as a number of variant spellings including Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma and referred to in full by early Nahuatl texts as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Moctezuma the Young), was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520.
new economic policy
a member of a South American Indian people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest.
colletive farms
(c. 1466 – 29 June 1520), otherwise spelled as a number of variant spellings including Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma and referred to in full by early Nahuatl texts as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Moctezuma the Young), was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520.
purge
Zulu tribal chief who in the early 19th century began a process that transformed the small Zulu tribe into the most powerful warrior nation of Africa that faced
authoritarianism
a South American Indian people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest.
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that often appears in history books was a Zulu tribal chief who in the early 19th century began a process that transformed the small Zulu tribe into the most powerful warrior nation of Africa that faced
secret police
Moctezuma II (c. 1466 – 29 June 1520), otherwise spelled as a number of variant spellings including Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma and referred to in full by early Nahuatl texts as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Moctezuma the Young), was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520.
the spanish civilwar
a name that often appears in history books was a Zulu tribal chief who in the early 19th century began a process that transformed the small Zulu tribe into the most powerful warrior nation of Africa that faced
operation overloand
who established what was probably the first Meso-American civilization.
nuremberg trials
Moctezuma II (c. 1466 – 29 June 1520), otherwise spelled as a number of variant spellings including Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma and referred to in full by early Nahuatl texts as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Moctezuma the Young)
quilt india
the ancient capital of the Aztec empire, founded c. 1320. In 1521, the Spanish conquistador Cortés destroyed it and established Mexico City on its site.
boataan march
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the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520.
nurmandy
a member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the coast of Veracruz and western Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico (c. 1200–400 bc), who established what was probably the first Meso-American civilization.
