History vocab

Clovis points

Sharp pieces of flint used by early beringians on spears and arrows for hunting.

Forbs

A small, edible plant, with lots of protein

Diaspora

A spread of people to different places

Theocracy

A form of government where religous leaders govern

Metate

Large stone used for grinding food including cacao beans

The chaco phenomonon

The dissapeerance of a civilization at chaco mountain

Swiddening

an agricultural practice where land is cleared by cutting and burning vegetation to create temporary fields for cultivation

intercropping

The act of growing two different crops close to eachother to make new types of plant

Kul

serpent deity of mayan mythology

cenotes

natural sinkholes

Knorr

A type of viking ship used for longer voyages

Outlawry

The viking form of outlaw

Tlacalel

principal architect of the Aztec Triple Alliance and hence the Mexica (Aztec) empire

Pochtecas

Professional long distance merchants in the aztec empire

tlaxcala

An ancient mayan city-state

nahuatl

Aztecs native language

quechua

ancient language in peru