| A | B |
| architect | a person skilled in designing buildings |
| astronomy | the study of space and the planets |
| civilization | a high level of cultural development |
| cultivate | to grow crops |
| hieroglyphic | a system of writing that uses picture symbols |
| mesoamerica | the area of land that includes what is now Mexico ans other countries south through Costa Rica |
| settlement | a place or region newly settled |
| artisan | a skilled worker |
| canal | a human-made waterway |
| military | having to do with armed forces |