Vocabulary
Migration
geographic displacement, movement from one location to another.
a great Mayan city
Capán
Agricultural system that consisted of floating platforms.
Chinampas
Leader of the Mayas who controlled everything.
The King Priest
Maya
Archipelagos in the Pacific and Oceania.
Polynesia
Civilization that still exists today.
Maya
Language of the Aztecs
Nahuatl
Fought against other cities
Army
Olmec
oldest indigenous society, rubber country
Olmec Society
writing system that have figures and symbols
Hieroglyphs
Explain the religion of the Aztecs.
Many Gods and they believed in human sacrifice.
Women
made fabrics, ran the schools and took care fo children
Zapotec
ancient inhabitants of Mexico and Central America
Nahua People
Stele
large stone with hieroglyphs
Maya disappearance.
Due to events such as drought, epidemic, powerful attacks and earthquakes forced abandonment of cities.
Elderly
valued for their wisdom
Aztec
Goldsmith
Person that works with precious metals
Codex
long books made of cloth or deerskin with pictures.
Which cultures used hieroglyphs? Which one used codex?
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