Social Studies Final chapter 27 aztects Mayans and Incas
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 hieroglyphic | a writing system using picture symbols |
| mesoamerica | Mexico and Central America |
| ritual | any customary observance or practice |
| tenochititlan | - great capital city of the Aztecs that was built on a lake and every building and farm was built a top lake beds made dry by damming. |
| solar year | the time it takes earth to travel once around the sun |
| stele | a stone stab or pillar with carving or inscriptions |
| glyph | a symbol or character in a hieroglyph system of writing |
| dialect | a regional variety of a language |
| pictograph | a written symbol that represents an idea or object |
| suspension bridge | a bridge whose roadways is held up by cables that are anchored on each end of the bridge |
| trephination | a type of surgery that involves penetrating the skull |
| what best helps scholars learn about the mayas, incas, adn aztecs? | artifacts |
| describe the mayan solar year? | 365 days, time earth takes to revolve around the sun |
| why did mayans create hundreds of glyphs? | to communicate; used them to represent sounds, words, and ideas, |
| who created artificial islands? | aztecs |
| columbian exchange | "exchange of goods between Europe and its colonies in North and South America" |
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