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| prehistoric mesoamerican culture consisting of regional kingdoms and known for its art and architectural accomplishments |
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| a city or village in which houses, administrative facilities, public areas, storehouses, and the like are clumped or clustered close together |
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| geographical and cultural region from central mexico to northwestern costa rica; formerly called "middle america" in the archaeological literature |
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| prehistoric chiefdoms in the gulf coast lowlands of veracruz and tabasco, mexico, with a higly developed art style and social complexity; flourished from 3,200 to 2,400 ya |
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| anthro meaning "man" and morph meaning "shape". having or being given humanlike characteristics |
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| upright posts or stones often bearing inscriptions |
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| earliest city-state to dominate the valley of mexico, it became one of the largest urban centers in the new world up to the nineteenth century |
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| productive agricultural plots created by dredging up lake-bottom muck to form raised ridges or platforms; also called "floating gardens" |
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