UP2 FLASHCARDS U7 1/2

They're ruins. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A TEMPLE.

Tikal is an ancient Mayan citadel. The Maya civilization must have lived there. 

Moʻai, or moai, are monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island in eastern Polynesia. They could have been used for religious purposes.

The Spanish invaders might have taken the Inca society treasure, but there are no records of it.

Mexican folklore is very rich and the Aztec mythology must be the main source of their culture.

These arrowheads are ancient artifacts that can be considered fragile now, but once they must have been used as tools for hunting.

Brazilian folklore has very rich fables. One of the main characters is the Saci pererê, which must have been inspired by an ancient myth.

Vocab review

TEMPLE - a building devoted to worship.

ANCIENT - belonging to the very distant past.

CITADEL - the core fortified area of a town or city.

CIVILIZATION -  is a complex human society.

INVADER - a person or group that invades a place.

RECORD - a thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past.

PURPOSE - the reason for which something is done, created, or exists.

TREASURE - a number of valuable objects.

ARTIFACT - an object of cultural or historical interest.

TOOL - a device used to carry out a particular function.

FOLKLORE - traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community.

FABLE - a story that teaches a moral lesson.

MITH - a traditional or legendary story.

REVIEW - PROBABILITY IN THE PRESENT

"The Aztec mythology must be the main source of their culture."

"These arrowheads are ancient artifacts that can be considered fragile now..."

REVIEW - PROBABILITY IN THE PAST

"It might have been a temple."

"The Maya civilization must have lived there."

"They could have been used for religious purposes."

"The Spanish invaders might have taken the Inca society treasure."

"They must have been used as tools for hunting."

"The Saci pererê must have been inspired by an ancient myth."