11860269575 | City-States | a government ruled by a king and its city and surrounding territories | 0 | |
11860269576 | Tribute | payments from the conquered to the conqueror-captives could be used at human sacrifices for religious ceremonies | 1 | |
11860269577 | Moche | arose around 200 B.C.E, lasted until 700 C.E, came after the Chavin civilization | 2 | |
11860269578 | Huaca Del Sol | temple of the sun | 3 | |
11860269579 | Huaca De La Luna | temple of the moon | 4 | |
11860269580 | Allyus | believed they all shared the same mythical ancestor | 5 | |
11860269581 | Mesoamerica | produced several great civilizations; Chavin and Moche | 6 | |
11860269582 | Olmec | a foundational civilization that heavily influenced the Mayans and Aztecs | 7 | |
11860269583 | Teotihuacan | founded around 150 B.C.E | 8 | |
11860269584 | Maya | the maya are indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who have continuously inhabited the lands | 9 | |
11860269585 | Mayan | around 1500 B.C.E, mayan people began to establish small settlements. Reached its peak around 250-900 C.E. often called the classical period | 10 | |
11860269586 | Mother Civilization | the proponents of the "mother culture" do not argue that the OLMEC were the only contributors, but that the Olmecs first developed many of the features adopted by later Mesoamerican civilizations | 11 | |
11860269587 | Hieroglyphics | writing using symbols and pictures | 12 | |
11860269588 | Classic Period | a time of the mayans peak from 250-900 C.E. | 13 | |
11860269589 | Caracol | an observatory | 14 | |
11860269590 | Chichen Itza | a city built around 100 C.E. | 15 | |
11860269591 | Obsidian | hard glass rock | 16 | |
11860269592 | Slash-and-Burn Agriculture | a practice of burning trees and plants and using the ashes to make the soil fertile | 17 |
AP World History AMSCO Chapter 6 Vocabulary Flashcards
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