Social Studies Flashcards
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Civilization
An advanced state of human society in Which a great level of government social structure religion technology and agriculture practices have been reached.
Mesoamerica
a cultural region centered around southern Mexico in which a number of early American civilizations developed
polytheistic
the belief in or worship of more than one God
city state
a self govenring region consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
empiror
a veichel consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by people or animals
LITTER?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?
a channel or canal made from moving water across land
aquaduckt
a raised roadway across a body o f wohuhh!
causeway
a widespred outbreak of a contagious disease
empandemic
a sib or clan that constituted the basic socioeconomic unit of Inca society
allyus
a level paved area or platform next to a building; a patio or veranda.
terraces
method of growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the slope.
terraces farming
a hydraulic system designed to transport water from a source, such as a dam or river, to various users.
irrigation canals
Tenochtitlán, ancient capital of the Aztec empire. Located at the site of modern Mexico City, it was founded c. 1325 in the marshes of Lake Texcoco.
tenochilition
The meaning of HIEROGLYPHIC is written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
hieroglyphics
The Sapa Inca (from Quechua sapa inka; lit. ‘the only emperor’) was the monarch of the Inca Empire
SAPA INCA!
his dramatic confrontation with the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés
mozuma ll
chinampa, small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes.
chinampas
a kind of clay used as a building material, typically in the form of sun-dried bricks.
adobe
a raised road or track across low or wet ground.
cause ways??????????!!!!
an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time :
epidemic