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Early Indians Civilizations Vocabulary Flashcards

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

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Civilizations

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A cultural region centered around southern mexico in which a number of early America 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 governing region consisting of a city and its surrounding territory

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City-state

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

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Astronomy

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A graph used to track time using their knowledge of things around them such as solar calendars, sacred calendar, and “long count” calendar

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Calendars

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A system of symbols used to represent words or phrases, and are normally in the form of pictures

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Heiroglyphics

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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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A group of countries or region controlled by one ruler

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Empire

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A high, flat area

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Plateaus

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A ruler of government that is all-powerful

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Emperor

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Another name for emperor

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Sapa inca

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An Organized family unit of 10-20 people

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Allyus

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A flat, level area carved into a slope

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Terraces

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A way of farming on a terrace

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Terraces 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 bed carried on two poles by people or animals

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Litters

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A channel or canal made for moving water across land

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Aqueducts

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A great city on an island in the lake built by the Aztecs

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Tenochtitlan

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The 9th and last true emperor of the ancient Aztec civilization

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Montezuma II

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A floating garden

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Chinampas

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Homes of commoners made from log or clay bricks

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Adobe

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A raised roadway across a swamp or body of water

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Causeways

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A widespread outbreak of a contagious disease

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Epidemic

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

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Multi-cropping

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

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Palisade

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Planting multiple types of crops together

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Intercropping

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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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Mounds with built in ramps such as log steps for Mississippians used to climb

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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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