meso america Flashcards

1
Q

mesoamerica

A

the area extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua in which diverse pre-Columbian civilizations flourished.

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2
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glyph

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1.
a pictograph or hieroglyph.
2.
a sculptured figure or relief carving.
3.
Architecture. an ornamental channel or groove.
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3
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olmec

A

of or designating a Mesoamerican civilization, c1000–400 b.c., along the southern Gulf coast of Mexico, characterized by extensive agriculture, a dating system, long-distance trade networks, pyramids and ceremonial centers, and very fine jade work.

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4
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aztec

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a member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.

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5
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herman cortes

A

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6
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montezuma

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c1470–1520, last Aztec emperor of Mexico 1502–20.

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7
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yucatan peninsula

A

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8
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tikal

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an ancient Mayan city occupied c200 b.c. to a.d. 900, an important center of Mayan civilization, situated in Petén in the jungles of northern Guatemala and the site of significant archaeological discoveries in the late 1950s and early 1960s

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9
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chichenitza

A

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10
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lake texcoco

A

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11
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tenochtitlan

A

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12
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chauin

A

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13
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andes

A

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14
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quechua

A

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15
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sacrifice

A

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16
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francisco pizarro

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17
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stoneheads

A

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18
Q

maize

A

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19
Q

longcount

A

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20
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machu pichu

A

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21
Q

copan

A

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22
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cusco

A

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23
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popol vuh

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24
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caral

A

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25
Q

calendar

A

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26
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observatory

A

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27
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pyramids

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