chapter 2

Question 1

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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civilization

Question 2

a cultural region centered around southern Mexico in which a number of early American civilization developed.

Answer 2

Mesoamerica

Question 3

the belief in or worship of more than one god

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polytheistic

Question 4

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

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city-state

Question 5

the branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.

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astronomy

Question 6

a chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year, or giving particular seasonal information.

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calendars

Question 7

a character used in a system of pictorial writing, particularly that form used on ancient Egyptian monuments.

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Hieroglyphics

Question 8

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an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.

Answer 8

empire

Question 9

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

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mummified

Question 10

a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire.

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emperor

Question 11

an area of relatively level high ground

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plateau

Question 12

The Sapa Inca was the monarch of the Inca Empire, as well as ruler of the earlier Kingdom of Cuzco and the later Neo-Inca State.

Answer 12

sapa inca

Question 13

a sib or clan that constituted the basic socioeconomic unit of Inca society

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allyus

Question 14

method of growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the slope.

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terraces farming

Question 15

is an artificial channel that is the main waterway that brings irrigation water from a water source to the area to be irrigated.

Answer 15

irrigation canals

Question 16

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

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litters

Question 17

a channel or canal made for moving water across land.

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aqueducts

Question 18

a landmark that helped the protect the aztecs from attacks.

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technochtitlan

Question 19

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

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montezuma ll

Question 20

a Mexican artificial meadow or garden reclaimed from a lake or pond by piling soil dredged from the bottom onto a mat of twigs and planting thereon.

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Chinampas

Question 21

building material made from earth and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick.

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Adobe

Question 22

a raised road or track across low or wet ground.

Answer 22

Causeways

Question 23

an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time :

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Epidemic

Question 24

planting one crop harvesting it then immediately planting another crop on same feild

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Multicropping

Question 25

the agronomic practice of growing two or more crops on the same field at the same time.

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Intercropping

Question 26

a fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense.

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Palisade

Question 27

flat-topped earthen pyramids used as platforms for religious buildings, residences of leaders and priests, and locations …

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Earthen mounds

Question 28

a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

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Hierarchy

Question 29

an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude,

Answer 29

tribute

Question 30

make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps.

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terraces

Question 31

a ditch around the outside village wall with a canal connecting to it.

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moat