Mesoamerica Vocab Quiz 1

MESOAMERICA

• A bridge that carries water

• A high, flat piece of land

• An old region in Central America

• A story told to explain something

WORSHIP

• To show love and respect to a god

• Steps cut into hills for farming

• A low area that collects water

• A country ruled by a king or queen

RITUAL

• A special action done in the same way each time

• A carved or drawn symbol

• A floating farm on water

• Believing in many gods

POLYTHEISTIC

• An old region in Central America

• Believing in many gods

• A high, flat piece of land

• A story told to explain something

GLYPH

• A system where some people have more power than others

• A carved or drawn symbol

• Steps cut into hills for farming

• A low area that collects water

CHINAMPA

• A floating farm on water

• A bridge that carries water

• An old region in Central America

• A high, flat piece of land

BASIN

• A low area that collects water

• A carved or drawn symbol

• A story told to explain something

• Steps cut into hills for farming

MONARCHY

• To show love and respect to a god

• A system where some people have more power than others

• A country ruled by a king or queen

• An old region in Central America

AQUEDUCT

• A bridge that carries water

• A floating farm on water

• A high, flat piece of land

• Steps cut into hills for farming

TERRACES

• Steps cut into hills for farming

• A carved or drawn symbol

• A story told to explain something

• Believing in many gods