E.I.C vocab

Question 1

Civilizations

Answer 1

the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.

Question 2

Mesoamerica

Answer 2

The term Mesoamerica is derived from the Greek and means mexicon coltur

Question 3

polytheistic

Answer 3

relating to or characterized by belief in or worship of more than one god.

Question 4

City-state

Answer 4

a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

Question 5

Astronomy

Answer 5

the branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.

Question 6

Calendars

Answer 6

a chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year, or giving particular seasonal information.

Question 7

Hieroglyphics

Answer 7

is a Greek translation of the Egyptian phrase “the god’s words

Question 8

Empire

Answer 8

a group of people that have a group leader in the formation of people

Question 9

plateaus

Answer 9

an area of relatively level high ground.

Question 10

Mummified

Answer 10

dry up (something, especially a body) and so preserve it.

Question 11

Emperor

Answer 11

a ruler of a kingdom or place

Question 12

Sapa Inca

Answer 12

The Great Inca” or “The Only Inca” in Quechua

Question 13

Allyus

Answer 13

a sib or clan that constituted the basic socioeconomic unit of Inca society.

Question 14

Terraces

Answer 14

a level paved area or platform next to a building; a patio or veranda.

Question 15

Terrace Farming

Answer 15

a technique in which steps are carved into mountainous regions to create farmable land.

Question 16

Irrigation canals

Answer 16

a hydraulic system designed to transport water from a source, such as a dam or river, to various users

Question 17

litters

Answer 17

a hydraulic system designed to transport water from a source, such as a dam or river, to various users

Question 18

Aqueducts

Answer 18

an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap.

Question 19

Technochtitlan

Answer 19

Among the prickly pears [growing among] rocks.”

Question 20

Montezuma II

Answer 20

Moctezuma Xocoyotzin, referred to retroactively in European sources as Moctezuma II, was the ninth Emperor of the Aztec Empire, reigning from 1502 or 1503 to 1520.

Question 21

Chinampas

Answer 21

a Mexican artificial meadow or garden reclaimed from a lake or pond by piling soil dredged from the bottom onto a mat of twigs and planting thereon.

Question 22

Adobe

Answer 22

a kind of clay that is used as a building material, typically in the form of sun-dried bricks.

Question 23

Causeways

Answer 23

a raised road or track across low or wet ground.
“an island reached at low tide by a causeway”

Question 24

Epidemic

Answer 24

a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
“a flu epidemic”

Question 25

Multicropping

Answer 25

Fifteen papers discuss the various aspects of multiple cropping.

Question 26

Intercropping

Answer 26

grow (a crop) among plants of a different kind, usually in the space between rows.

Question 27

Palisade

Answer 27

a long strong stake pointed at the top and set close with others as a defense.

Question 28

Moat

Answer 28

a deep and wide trench around the rampart of a fortified place (such as a castle) that is usually filled with water.

Question 29

Bluff

Answer 29

an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.

Question 30

Earthen mounds

Answer 30

a heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris.

Question 31

Hierarchy

Answer 31

a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

Question 32

tribute

Answer 32

something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved.