Ancient Civilization Vocabulary

Planting and harvesting crops and raising livestock

• canal

• agriculture

• terraces

• ancient

A building for religious practices

• terraces

• aqueduct

• marketplace

• temple

a native name for corn

• maize

• artifact

• sacrifice

• ceremony

a raised bank or wall made of soil

• chinampas

• earthworks

• terraces

• trade network

the cultural characteristics of a particular time or place, including religion, lifestyle and tradition

• civilization

• ceremony

• artifact

• ancient

the remaining pieces of something that has been destroyed

• ancient

• canal

• temple

• ruins

a pipe or channel that is used to bring flowing water to an area

• aqueduct

• conquistador

• chinampas

• terraces

a long narrow place that is filled with water and was created by people so that boats could pass through it or to supply fields, crops and people with water

• ancient

• temple

• canal

• chinampas

small islands formed in lakes or swamps to provide land for crops and gardens

• agriculture

• chinampas

• temple

• canal

a formal act or event that is a part of a social or religious occasion

• trade network

• plaza

• ancient

• ceremony