| A | B |
|---|
| cacao | seeds from a small tropical American evergreen tree, from which cocoa, cocoa butter, and chocolate are made |
| maize | a Central American cereal plant that yields large grains set in rows on a cob; corn |
| obsidian | a hard, dark, glasslike volcanic rock formed by the rapid solidification of lava without crystallization |
| smallpox | an acute contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules usually leaving permanent scars |
| measles | a highly contagious viral disease that is spread through droplets from the nose, mouth, or throat of infected people when they breathe, cough, or sneeze |
| sacrifice | an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure |
| volcano | a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust |
| yucca | a plant of the agave family with stiff swordlike leaves and spikes of white bell-shaped flowers |
| agave | a succulent plant with rosettes of narrow spiny leaves and tall flower spikes, native to the southern US and tropical America |
| calendar | a chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year, or giving particular seasonal information |
| hieroglyphic | a stylized picture of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and other writing systems |
| mural | a painting or other work of art executed directly on a wall |
| Three Sisters | corn, bean, and squash are called “the three sisters” because they nurture each other like family when planted together |
| anthropology | the study of human societies and cultures and their development |
| agrarian | relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land |
