chapter 2 Flashcards
(32 cards)
an advanced state of human society it witch a high level of government
Civilizations
a culture region centered around southern mexico
Mesoamerica
the belief in or worship of more than one god
Polytheistic
a self-governing region consisting of a city and its surrounded territory
City-state
they closely watch the stars to keep track of yearly patterns
Astronomy
it tells the date
Calendars
includes 800 different symbols or pictograph
Hieroglyphics
a group of countries or region controlled by one ruler
Empire
high flat areas of land
Plateaus
to perserve a body by emblaming it and wrapping it in cloth
Mummified
the government was ruled by an all-powerful emperor
Emperor
means the only “inca”
Sapa Inca
usually has more than one family
Allyus
a flat level area carved into a slope
Terraces
Terrace Farming was already in use by the people who lived in Andes mountains
Terrace Farming
floating gardens to expand their food supply
Aqueducts
a human made channel across land that moves water from its source
Irrigation canals
a vehicle consisting of a chair or bed
Litters
a place on a island
Technochtitlan
_________ was the 9th and last true emperor of the ancient Actec civilization
Montezuma II
floating gardens to expand their food supply
Chinampas
made from logs or clay bricks called ________
Adobe
a raised roadway across a swamp or body of water
Causeways
a widespread outbreak of a contagious disease
Epidemic
