Unit 7 vocab words Flashcards

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Mesoamerica

A

Region that is part of southern part of mexico, and northern contries of central america

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Causeways

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t is a raised road across water or wet ground

(KINDA LIKE A LOW BRIDGE)

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3
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Terraced Farming

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Man made steps for farming/ agriculture on a mountain (MAKES FARMING EASIER)

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Slash-and-burn farming

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A farming technique where vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops
Note: They use fire to burn the trees
(AKA: IT IS CONTROLLED FOREST FIRE to clear land for farming)

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Conquistadors

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Spanish soldiers and explorers
Note:kinda like Dora the explorer

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6
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Conquest

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Invading or taking over a place for more land

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7
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Ritual

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A set of actions that is always performed the same way as part of a religious ceremony.

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8
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Tribute

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Something given or said to show gratitude such as a gift or payment
Note:they were humans not gods like an offering.
(Take this and i’ll take something of yours)

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9
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Step Pyramids

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A pyramids that have steps
Note: these where Mayan pyramids not Egyptian

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10
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Divine Right

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The idea that a king or queen is given right to rule by god/gods and that anyone that rebels against them is going against the god/gods
Note:They might have not gotten the Idea from the gods

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11
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Hierarchy

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Society divided into social classes

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12
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Offerings

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something given to make the gods happy

Note:They were gods not people like Tribute.

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13
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Smallpox

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The deadly disease brought by to Americans by the Europeans which killed many natives

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