Early Indian Civilization Vocab

Question 1

An advanced state of human society, in which a high level of government, social structure, religion, technology, and agricultural 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 American 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 surroundings 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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Calendars

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An ancient form of writing

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Hieroglyphics

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A group of countries or regions controlled by one ruler

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Empire

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An area of relatively high ground

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Plateau

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To preserve a body by enbalming it and wrapping it in cloth

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Mummify

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A type of ancient ruler

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Emperor

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The only Inca

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Sapa Inca

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Units 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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Terrace

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The method of growing crops on the sides of hills and mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the slope

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Terrace Farming

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A human-made channel across land that moved water from its source to where it’s needed for growing crops

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Irrigation Canal

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A vehicle consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by people or animals

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Litter

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A channel or canal made for moving water across land

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Aqueduct

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A great city that the Aztecs built

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Technochtitlan

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The 9th and last true emperor of Aztec civilization

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Montezuma II

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Floating gardens

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Chinampas

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Homes of commoners made from logs 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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Multicropping

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Planting multiple types of crops together

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Intercropping

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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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A wide, water-filled ditch built to surround a settlement or building to prevent it from attack

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Moat

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A high cliff, overlooking a river

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Bluff

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Large, flat-topped mounds

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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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Tribute