Vocab #8

1. The belief that objects, place, and creatures all posses a distinct spiritual essence
4. A Mesoamerican civilization that dominated central Mexico from the 14th-16th centuries
5. A Narrow strip of land connecting two longer land areas that are otherwise separated be a body of water
8. An advanced civilization in Mesoamerica that flourished from around 250 - 900 AD
9. the capital city of the Aztec empire
11. The ancient capital and religious center of the incan empire
12. The gateway of a shinto shrine, with two upright and two cross pieces
13. A tiered tower, common in East and Southeast Asia

1. The worlds longest mountain range, running along the western coastline of south America
2. A civilization that established a vast empire in pre-Columbianan America, centered in the Andean region of south America
3. A cord with knotted strings, used by the incas and other Andean people for reccor keeping and communication
6. The indigenous religion of Japan, often translate as "way of the gods"
7. an ancient Mesoamerican agricultural system consisting of artificial islands
10. farming A method of farming by growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces