| A | B |
|---|
| stratified | layered/ structured/organized - rigid - little advaancement |
| tariff | tax on goods coming into your nation |
| Tenochititlan | ancient capital of the Aztecs .. Believed to be where Mexico City is today |
| terrace-farming | agriculture on mountains |
| theocracy | when religion heavily influences a country's government |
| Tikal | remains of the largest known Mayan city ? in Guatemala |
| totalitarianism | dictator, TOTAL power |
| traditional | things change slowly, go according to custom |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | Another term for the Line of Demarcation. .. The Pope acts as arbitrator (settles an argument/quarrel) between Portugal and Spain. The issue who gets what land in the "New World" (Western Hemisphere). The Pope drew a line down the map. What was to the east now belonged to Portugal (Brazil). What was to the west now belonged to Spain (most of Latin America). |
| tribalism | you are more loyal to your tribe than to your nation |
| tropical rainforest | dense vegetation ? hot & humid temperatures |
| urban | the city |
| urbanization | people move from the countryside to cities for jobs & a higher standard of living |
| Vasco da Gama | 1st European to reach India by water |
| viceroy | Spanish ruler in Latin America |
| Vikings | 1st Europeans to reach North America |
| Yucatan Peninsula | part of Mexico (lower southeast) .. Site of Mayan civilization .. Also prone to hurricanes |
