Social GLA 8 Flashcards
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Adaption
the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
Allegiance
loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.
Altepetl
Aztec City-State
Anatomy
the branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms or a study of the structure or internal workings of something.
Aqueducts
an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap.
Aristocracy
the highest class in certain societies, a form of government in which power is held by the nobility.
Assimilate
the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society.
Astrolabe
an ancient astronomical instrument that was a handheld model of the universe. Its various functions also make it an elaborate inclinometer and an analog calculation device capable of working out several kinds of problems in astronomy.
Astrology
the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world.
Astronomy
the branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
Aztlan
the ancestral home of the Aztec peoples
Bakufu
Provincial government run by Daimyo
Beliefs
an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.
Black Death
a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Western Eurasia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353. It is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, causing the deaths of 75–200 million people, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351.
Bloodletting
Aztec ritualistic self-harm, offering to the gods
Bushido
a moral code concerning samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle, formalized in the Edo period.
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was what scholars now call the Eastern Roman Empire. Its official language was Greek. The empire existed between the late 4th century AD and 1453 when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. Byzantine scholars preserved many aspects of ancient Greek and Roman culture.
Cacao
Chocolate beverage which granted the Aztecs knowledge. Came from cacao beans
Calmecac
School for nobles
Calpulli
a clan or ward constituting the fundamental unit of Aztec society.
Cartography
the art and science of graphically representing a geographical area, usually on a flat surface such as a map or chart.
Causeways
A raised road built on wet land
Chief of Internal affairs
Aztec emperors closest advisor
Chinampas
Aztec floating gardens