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ch. 2 vocab Flashcards

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Civilizations

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an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of government, social structure, religion, technology, and agriculture practices have been reached

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Mesoamerica

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a cultural region centered around southern Mexico in which a number of early America civilizations developed

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Polytheistic

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the belief in or worship of more than one God

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City-state

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a self-governing region consisting of a city and its surrounding territory

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Astronomy

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closely watching the stars to keep track of yearly patterns such as seasons

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Calendars

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a tool the shows important dates

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Hieroglyphics

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a symbol

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Empire

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a group of countries or regions controlled by one ruler

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Plateaus

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high flat areas of land

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Mummified

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to preserve a body by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth

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Emperor

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a ruler of a empire

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Sapa Inca

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The only Inca

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Allyus

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an organized family into units of 10-20 people

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Terraces

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a flat raised area carved into slope

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Terraces farming

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farming on mountains carved into terraces

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Irrigation canals

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a human made channel across land that moves water from its source to where it’s needed for growing crops

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Litters

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a vehicle consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by people or animals

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Aqueduct

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a channel or canal made for moving water across land

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Tenochtitlan

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a great city built by the Aztecs

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Montezuma II

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was the 9th and the last true empire of the ancient Aztec civilization

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Chinampas

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floating gardens

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Adobe

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a type of clay

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Causeways

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a raised roadway across a swamp or body of water

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Epidemic

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a widespread outbreak of a contagious disease

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Multicropping

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planting one crop and harvesting it and then immediately planting another

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Intercropping

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planting multiple types of crops together

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Palisade

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a fence, commonly made of wooden poles standing one end, that surrounds a settlement to protect it from attack

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Moat

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a wide, water-filled ditch to surround a settlement or building to protect it from attack

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Bluff

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a high cliff, often overlooking a river

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Earthen mounds

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a flat-topped large rectangular sometimes circular mound

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Hierarchy

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a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked according to status or authority

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Tribute

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an offering or payment to a leader or ruler

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