AP World History AMSCO Chapter 6 vocab Flashcards

10683318137	City-state	Each one ruled by a king and consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.	0
10683318138	Tribute	Payments from the conquered to the conqueror.	1
10683318139	Moche	One of the most significant civilizations to develop in the Andes.	2
10683318140	Huaca del Sol	(Temple of the Sun) A stepped pyramid.	3
10683318141	Huaca de la Luna	(Temple of the Moon) A terraced platform.	4
10683318142	Ayllus	Small communities based on the idea of communal work.	5
10683318143	Mesoamerica	Central America and what is now Mexico.	6
10683318144	Olmec	A foundational civilization in Mesoamerica that heavily influenced two later groups, the Mayan and Aztec civilizations.	7
10683318145	Teotihuacan	Founded around 150 B.C.E. not far from where Mexico City is today.	8
10683318146	Maya	Terraced fields to limit erosion of the land that they had cleared on hillsides.	9
10683318147	Mayan	A Mesoamerican civilization of Central America and southern Mexico. Achievements include mathematics, architecture, and a 365 day a year calendar. They flourished between the 4th and 12th centuries C.E..	10
10683318148	Mother civilization	Another name for the Olmec's.	11
10683318149	Hieroglyphics	An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds.	12
10683318150	Classic Period	250-900 C.E.	13
10683318151	Caracol	An observatory, built around 1000 C.E. by the Maya.	14
10683318152	Chichen Itza	A city where the Caracol is located.	15
10683318153	Obsidian	Hard glass rock.	16
10683318154	Slash-and-burn agriculture	A farming technique in which trees are cut down and burned to clear and fertilize the land.	17