Mesoamerica and Japan Vocabulary

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  1. 3. A belief that all entities in nature have a spiritual essence (soul).
  2. 5. A _______ gate is an entrance that marks where you enter pagodas and shrines.
  3. 6. A piece of Japanese architecture characterized by terraces and shingles. A temple similar to Chinese architecture.
  4. 10. _______ farming was used by the Incans.
  5. 11. A Peruvian city that was once the capital of the Incan empire.
  6. 12. "Floating Gardens" and highly fertile and artificially raised fields Aztecs used.
  7. 14. An ________ is a narrow strip of land that connects large land masses that are bordered by water on two sides.
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  1. 1. This site is a historic capital of Mexico city.
  2. 2. A Japanese religion that focuses on spirits in nature, respecting ancestors and life, and understanding purity and harmony.
  3. 4. A Mesoamerican society that lived in the rainforests of central America and Mexico. Known for their pyramids and hieroglyphic writing.
  4. 7. A Mesoamerican society that lived in the arid valley of central Mexico. Known for polytheistic rituals and sacrifices.
  5. 8. A Mesoamerican society that lived in the Andes mountains of South America. Known for their major road system.
  6. 9. Ancient Andean recording devices made of knotted, colored cotton or camelid strings.
  7. 13. The longest continental mountain chain in the world. The _____ mountains.