AP World History Chapter 6 Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 7107395532 | Mesoamerica | region and cultural area in the Americas |  | 0 |
| 7107395533 | Omlecs | foundational civilization that heavily influenced two later groups |  | 1 |
| 7107395534 | Mayan civilization | Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples that was noted for its hieroglyphic script |  | 2 |
| 7107395535 | Huaca del Sol | stepped pyramid |  | 3 |
| 7107395536 | Huaca de la Luna | terraced platform |  | 4 |
| 7107395537 | ayllus | small communities based on the idea of communal work |  | 5 |
| 7107395538 | Teotihuacan | wealthy city-state ruled by a theocratic government |  | 6 |
| 7107395539 | obsidian | hard glass rock |  | 7 |
| 7107395540 | Classic Period | height of the Maya civilization |  | 8 |
| 7107395541 | slash-and-burn agriculture | farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden |  | 9 |
| 7107395542 | Maya | heirs to the Olmec society that cultivated the lowlands of Mesoamerica |  | 10 |
| 7107395544 | tribute | payments from the conquered to the conqueror |  | 11 |
| 7107395545 | Caracol | unique structure at pre-Columbian Maya civilization site of Chichen Itza |  | 12 |
| 7107395546 | Chickén Itzá | Mayan state that tried to unify the Mayan people under one centralized rule |  | 13 |
| 7107395547 | hieroglyphics | system of writing that uses pictures instead of words |  | 14 |