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Civilizations
an advanced state of human society in which a high level of government social structure religion technology and agricultural practices have been reached
Mesoamerica
a culutural region centered around southern mexico
Polytheistic
the belief in worship of more than one god
City-state
a self-governing region consisting of a city and its surrounding territorry
Astronomy
A science of watching the stars and tracking them
Calendars
a solar clender with religious day and a mark from the beginning of time
Hieroglyphics
a form of writing used by the Maya people
Empire
a group of people ruled over by an emperor
Plateaus
high, flat pieces of rock like a mountain
Mummified
to preserve a body by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth
Emperor
a ruler that rules over an empire
Allyus
they were organized into a family of 10-20 that lived and worked together
Sapa Inca
a powerful ruler which means “ THE ONLY INCA”
Terraces
a flat level area carved into a slope
Terrace Farming
a flat level area carved into a slope for farming
Irrigation canals
a human-made channel across land that moves water from its source where it is needed for growing crop
Litters
a vehicle consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by people or animals
Montezuma II
9th and last true emperor of the ancient Aztec civilization
Technochtitlan
a city name that was an island in the lake
Aqueducts
a channel or canal made for moving water across land
Adobe
bricks made out of clay or logs
Chinampas
floating gardens to expand food supply
Causeways
a raised roadway across a swamp or body of water
Epidemic
a widespread outbreak of a contagious disease
Multicroppingit
is planting on crop harvesting it and immediately planting another crop
Intercropping
it is planting multiple types of crops together
Palisade
a fence ,commonly made of wooden poles standing on end, that surrounds a settlement to protect it from attack
Moat
Bluff
a high cliff, usually overlooking a river
Earthen mounds
large flat top mounds
Hierarchy
a system or organization in which people of groups are ranked according to status or authority
tribute
an offering or payment to a leader or ruler
