Meso-American Vocab Review

movement from one location to another, in order to establish a new permanent settlement

• Migration
• Vacation
• Squating
• Stagnation

a record-keeping tool made of string that was knotted in different ways

• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphics
• Quipu
• Sanskrit

A Civilization is

• the society, culture, and way of life in a particular region
• the customs, beliefs, and achievements of a group of people
• a political unit with a city and the surrounding area
• a political unit with a city and the surrounding area

a narrow passage of water between Russia and Alaska, where it is believed that humans crossed Asia to the Americas

• Bering Strait
• Panama Canal
• Suez Canal
• Strait of Gilbratar

time period with consistently freezing temperatures throughout North America and the world

• Ice Age
• Neolithic Epoch
• Prehistoric Freeze
• Snow Era

first civilization in the Americas that left behind large stone head sculptures near the Gulf of Mexico

• the Aztec
• The Olmec
• The Mayan
• The Inca

a civilization in modern-day Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, and southern Mexico well-known for their 365-day calendar

• The Maya
• The Aztec
• The Inca
• The Olmec

A City State is

• a political unit with a city and the surrounding area
• a nation or territory considered as an organized political community
• a large body of people united by common descent
• a nation with its own government

The Aztecs

• were a thriving civilization and empire in central Mexico
• built causeways (raised roads) and floating gardens
• developed a complex calendar
• created a successful economy
• conquered the roman empire

capital city and religious headquarters of the Aztec civilization

• Tikal
• Tenochtitlán
• Cusco
• Jalapa