ch 2 Flashcards
(32 cards)
civilizations
human society with a high government
mesoamerica
cultural region centers around south mexico
Polytheistic
the belief of more than one god
City-state
a self-governing region
Astronomy
the study of planets
Hieroglyphics
characters in the form of a Picture
Calendars
keep track of the days
Empire
a country controlled by a ruler
Plateaus
a large flat area that is higher than the land around it
Mummified
a preserve body wrapped in cloth
Emperor
a ruler
Sapa Inca
the emperor of the Inca empire
Allyus
a sib or clan
Terraces
a flat level area converted into a slope
Terrace Farming
farming on terrace
Irrigation canals
man-made canal across the land that moves water
Litters
a chair or bed on to poles carried by people or animals
Aqueducts
a channel or canal made for moving water across land
Technochtitlan
it means place of the prickily pear cactus
Montezuma II
9th and last true emperor of the aztecs
Adobe
a brick building material
Chinampas
floating gardian
Causeways
a raised roadway across a swamp or body of water
Epidemica
widespread out break of a contagious disease
