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Year 8 Humanities Exam Prep Semester 2 > Glossary > Flashcards

Glossary Flashcards

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Olmec

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Civilisation that lived along the Gulf of Southern Mexico between 1200 & 300BC

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Mayan

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Civilisation that lived between 2500 & 250BC

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Tolec

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Civilisation that lived between 900 & 1200BC

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Mesoamerica

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Region from Central America to Honduras and Nicaragua

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Century

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100 years

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Calpulli

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A large house, a political unit of interrelated family group

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Codex

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Ancient manuscript in book format

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Viceroy

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Royal official who runs a country, colony or province in the name of and as a representative of the monarch.

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Maguey

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Type of cactus, cultivated for its fibres, used to make ropes and has rough texture

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Tribute

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Payment by one nation for protection by another

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Chian

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Shells that are crushed and used in cosemetics

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Copal

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Resin used in inscence

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Elite

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Someone with superior status

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Macuahuitli

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Weapon shale spike a wooden sword

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Decapitate

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To cut off the head

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Appease

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Make peace with

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Octli

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An alcoholic drink made from the maguey plant

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Causeway

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Road elevated on a sand bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland

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Aqueduct

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Supply channel constructed to conveys water

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Calpoltin

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Group of houses

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Chinampass

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Method of ancient mesoamerican agriculture which were small, rectangle shaped areas of fertile land to grow crops on

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Convert

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Change religious beliefs or adopt a religious belief

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Treason

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Act of betrayal against ones king or country

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Infidel

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Heathen, a person who does not acknowledge the Christian God

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Isthmus

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Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with water on each side

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Summit

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Top, peak

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Superstition

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Belief or notion not based on reason, knowledge or experience.

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Prophecy

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To predict a future event under the influence of devine guidance

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One Reed Year

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A way of measuring time on Aztec calendar. Believed to be the year when the Aztec God Quetzalcoatl would return to earth.

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Rubble

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Remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

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Petulant

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Easily irritated or annoyed

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Indigenous

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People who are original to a particular territory

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Baptise

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A ritual act with the use of water , person is admitted to membership of the Christian Church

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Inflation

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Rise in general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time

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Spanish Main

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Mainland coast of Spanish Empire around Caribbean Sea and the Gaul for Mexico. Includes Florida, Mexico, Central America and north coast of South America

Year 8 Humanities Exam Prep Semester 2 (8 decks)

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