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Social studies chapter 7 to 12 vocabulary Flashcards

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Telpochcalli

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Aztec school for commoners

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Compulsory

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Required by law

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Omen

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A sign of something going to happen

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Principalities

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Small areas often ruled by princes

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Intermediary

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Mediator between two groups

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Viceroy

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Representative of sovereign in foreign jurisdiction

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Catastrophe

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A disaster

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Mestizo

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People of Spanish and Aztec decent

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Aztecs

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Name given to the civilization by a nomadic tribe ( the mexical)

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Tribute

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Believing in something giving it something. Ex. How egyptians believed in greek gods

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Missionaries

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People who convert others to christianity

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Reconquista

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The reconquering of Spain from the Muslims

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Mayan

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Language spoken by Maya people

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Calmecac

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School for nobles

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Causeways

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A Bridge that lead people out of Tenochtitlan and it could raise

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Tenochtitlan

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A place that Aztecs built that lasted for a while

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Glyphs

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Pictures or symbols used in writing

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quetzal

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A brilliantly coloured bird in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America

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Spanish inquisition

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Courts in Spain non catholics on trial

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Conquistador

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Spanish word for leader of expedition

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Musket

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Long rifle like gun shot from shoulder

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Aqueducts

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A channel used to move water

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Creoles

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Descendants of Spanish settlers in Mexico

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Chinampa

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Land built by the Aztecs for farmland or people it was built on water

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Calpolli

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Units of Commoner housing

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Caliphate

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Place of jurisdiction of Islamic rulers

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Epidemic

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A disease that spreads quickly to lots of people sometimes fatal

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Nahuatl

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Language spoken by the Aztecs

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Econmienda

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Spanish system gave settlers land grants

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Artisan

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A skilled craft worker

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