Mesoamerica & Latin America Fast & Curious

mesoamerica

• a political unit within a city

• vertical stone slab or pillar

• the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America

• part of the American continents south of the US in which Spanish, Portuguese, and French is officially spoken.

hieroglyphics

• a social structure representing social classes of different rank

• writing that uses pictures as symbols

• a symbol for a word, idea, or sound

• a drawing that stands for a word, phrase or name

oracle

• a person who speaks about the future

• a type of surgery in which a hole is made in the skull

• professional solider who is paid to fight

• a group of countries who agree to work together

mercenary

• passed from parent to child

• the basic unit of Incan society

• farming technique where farmers cut vegetation and burn the remains

• professional soldier who is paid to fight for another country

suspension bridge

• bridge held up by cables anchored at each end

• small artificial island

• a solid earthen roadway

• lat earthen steps in a hillside

Select all that are a theme of geography

• movement

• place

• civics

• history

social pyramid

• political structure with layers representing government position

• set of actions that is always performed the same way as a part of a religious ceremony

• economic structure with layers representing financial status in society

• social structure with layers representing social classes of different rank

ritual

• gift of an animal for slaughter to hone the gods

• set of actions performed as part of a religious ceremony

• routine of analyzing documents

• group of countries who agree to work together

slash-and-burn agriculture

• farming technique in which vegetation is cut away & burned to clear land for building cities

• farming technique in which vegetation is cut away & burned to clear land for farming

• farming technique in which vegetation is cut away & burned to clear land for economic gain

• farming technique in which vegetation is cut away & burned to clear land for fishing

sacrifice

• a gift of an animal for slaughter to honor the gods

• a gift of money to honor the parents

• a gift of service to honor the religious leaders

• a gift of an animal for grazing to continue farming