Terminology GLA

Question 1

Adaptation

Answer 1

The process of adapting or adjusting

Question 2

Allegiance

Answer 2

Loyalty or commitment to a superior of an individual to a group or a cause

Question 3

Anatomy

Answer 3

Study of bodily structure of humans animals and other living organisms

Question 4

Aqueducts

Answer 4

Artificial channel for conveying water (typically in the form of a bridge)

Question 5

Aristocracy

Answer 5

A classic of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges

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Assimilate

Answer 6

To take in (incorporate as ones own)

Question 7

Astrolabe

Answer 7

Astronomical instrument used to make measurements for navigation

Question 8

Astrology

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Study of the supposed influences of the stars on human affairs by their positions in relation to eachother

Question 9

Astronomy

Answer 9

Study of everything in the universe

Question 10

Aztlan

Answer 10

Ancestral home of the Aztecs

Question 11

Bakufu

Answer 11

Centralized higher level of government led by the shogun

Question 12

Beliefs

Answer 12

Something that a person believes or accepts is true

Question 13

Black death (bubonic plague)

Answer 13

Deadly disease that plagued Europe from 1347 to 1351 (first wave)

Question 14

Bloodletting

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Piercing a soft body part or veins and scattering/letting the blood

Question 15

Bushido

Answer 15

The moral code of honor and morals developed for the Japanese samurai that controlled their attitudes, behaviors and lifestyles.

Question 16

Cacao

Answer 16

Chocolate beans that were used as Currency in the Aztec empire

Question 17

Calmecac

Answer 17

School for the Nobles

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Cartography

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The art/science of graphically respresenting a geographical area, usually on a map or chart.

Question 19

Causeways

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Raised road or highway across wet ground or water (bridges)

Question 20

Chief of internal affairs

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Closest advisor to the Emperor and second in command

Question 21

Chinampas

Answer 21

Farming was done on these, called floating gardens, in the freshwater built up from the swampy area around the lakes

Question 22

Christianity

Answer 22

The religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus (abrahamic religion)