Chapter 2 Early Indian Civilizations

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

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civilization

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a cultural region centered around Southern Mexico which a number of early American civilizations developed

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Mesoamerica

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the belief in or worship of more than one god

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polytheistic

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a self growing religion consisting of a city and its surrounding territory

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city-state

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science of studying stars to watch and create patterns of the seasons

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astronomy

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have events and religious holidays

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calendars

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Includes approximately 800 different symbols,many of these hieroglyphs are meaning pictures that represent a word or phrase , while some of the hieroglyphs are phonetic, where the pictures represent sounds.

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hieroglyphs

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a group of countries or region controlled by one ruler

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empire

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land that is flat it could be on a flat mountain

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plateaus

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

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mummified

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basically a king

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emperor

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means “ the only Inca” was believed to be the son of Inti.

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Sapa Inca

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a group of families that live together

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Ayllus

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is when people farm on the side of a hill or farm on a slope

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Terrace farming

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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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irrigation canals

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

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littters

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a channel or canal made for moving water across land

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Aqueducts

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It is a great city built by the Aztec on an island in the lake

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Technochtitlan

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was the 9th and last true emperor of the ancient Aztec civilization.

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Montezuma ll

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it is floating gardens to expand their food supply in away that kept their “farms” nearby where they could be easily tended and were safe from enemies.

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chinampas

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it was the homes of commoners that were made from logs or clay bricks called adobe

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adobe

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a raised roadway across a swamp or body of water

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cause ways

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a widespread outbreak of a contagious disease

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epidemic

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is planting one crop, harvesting it, and then immediately planting another crop on the same field.

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multicropping

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is planting multiple types of crops together

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intercropping

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

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palisade

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

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moat

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a high cliff, often overlooking a river

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bluff

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Mississippians built large, flat-topped earthen mounds. These mounds were usually square or rectangular, but occasionally they were circular

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earthen mounds

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

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hierarchy

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an offering or payment to a leader or ruler

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tribute