Unit 9 Vocabulary Flashcards
(15 cards)
Pre-Columbian
Ancient cultures located south of the present-day United States border
Mesoamerica
Mexico, and central america
Stratification
the arrangement or classification of something into different groups.
Venerate
regard with great respect; revere.
Infrastructure
the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
Mother Culture
A culture that is significant on later cultures
Iconography
the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these.
Hubris
excessive pride or self-confidence.
Ecological
relating to or concerned with the relation of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
Chinampas
a small, stationary artificial island created on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes
Conquistadors
a spanish conqueror over Mesoamericans
Quipu
an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways.
Mit’a system
a labor system where citizens were required to contribute their labor to various state projects, including construction, agriculture, and mining
Terrace farming
a method of creating flat agricultural areas by building steps on hillsides
Capa Nan
a vast system of traditional paths that connected all sections of the Inca Empire.
