ancient civilization Flashcards by Grace Flock

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Civilizations

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an advanced state of human society

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mesoamerica

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area around south mexico

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polytheistic

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belief in more than 1 god

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city state

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a self -governing region

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astronomy

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watching stars

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calendars

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based on the movement of stars

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hieroglyphics

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a language that Mayans used ( little pictures

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empire

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a group of regions controlled by 1 person

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plateau

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cut off mountain

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mummified

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to preserve a body

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emperor

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a powerful government leader

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Sapa Inca

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emperor in Mayan

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allyus

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organized families 10-20 people

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Civilizations

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multiple civilizations

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terrace farming

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use terraces to farm

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irrigation canals

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helps people grow crops

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litters

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a transportation thing

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aqueducts

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canal made to move water across land

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Tenochtitlan

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a city

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Montezuma II

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an emperor

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chinampas

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floating gardens

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adobe

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houses made from logs and clay bricks

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causeways

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a road across a waterway or swamp

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epidemic

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a widespread outbreak of contagious disease

multi-cropping

planting one crop harvest it then immediately planting a new one

inter-cropping

multiple types of crops together

palisade

fence that keeps away attacks

moat

wide water-filled ditch

bluff

cliff overlooking a river

earthen mounds

rectangular earth mounds

hierarchy

culture in which there are ranks

tribute

something that you give

terrace

where they cut into hills to farm