Chapter 7 key terms

Question 1

terraces

Answer 1

strips of level land that are planted with crops

Question 2

hierachy

Answer 2

a system for ranking members of a group according to their importance.

Question 3

ayllu

Answer 3

a group of related families that pooled resources to meet people
‘s needs

Question 4

quipu

Answer 4

a recording device made of knotted strings

Question 5

mita system

Answer 5

people paid taxes with labor instead of money

Question 6

artifacts

Answer 6

objets people make, such as tools, pottery, or jewlry.

Question 7

drought

Answer 7

a period of little or no rain

Question 8

wigwam

Answer 8

a home formed by bending trunks of young trees and tying them together to make a round frame

Question 9

longhouse

Answer 9

a home formed by bending trunks of young trees and tying them together to make a rectangular frame

Question 10

tepees

Answer 10

portable, cone shaped homes

Question 11

igloos

Answer 11

domed houses made from blocks of snow

Question 12

potlach

Answer 12

a ceremony in which a wealthy and high ranking family had a feast and gave gifts to their guests

Question 13

andes

Answer 13

a mountain range along the western edge of South America