[Unit 5] Chapter 6 VOCABULARY: Mesoamerica

POTPOURRI: In 1936, the first Mexican wrestler to don a mask performed under the name “El Murciélago” which means?

POTPOURRI: What is the name of Harry Potter's owl?

________ is a structure that carries flowing water.

 _______ is the practice of farming, including raising animals and the cultivation of soil for growing crops.

POTPOURRI: In the movie Coco, ________ are the only living plants you will see in the Land of the Dead.

________ is an agreement to work with other city-states.

________ is a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

________ is a form of government in which the leader and the ruling classes are believed to represent Gods.

POTPOURRI: What ocean is off the west coast of Mesoamerica?

________ is a sink hole that was sacred to the Maya as a source of water.

POTPOURRI: In the famous nursery rhyme, who sat on a wall before having a great fall?

________ is a raised bridge made of land.

An arm of land sticking into the sea is called a ________.

POTPOURRI: In 1977, _______ was filmed at the ruins of the Maya city of Tikal and was used as the Rebel Base.

________ is an island, also called a floating garden. These were built by the Mexica in Tenochtitlán.

_______ the belief in or worship of more than one god.

A ________ is a folding-screen book.

________ means to move from one part of something to another often in search of food or shelter.

An _______ is a person who studies human history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts.

_______ is an area of relatively level HIGH ground.