Social Studies Flashcards

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Civilization

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An advanced state of human society in Which a great level of government social structure religion technology and agriculture practices have been reached.

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Mesoamerica

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a cultural region centered around southern Mexico in which a number of early American civilizations developed

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polytheistic

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the belief in or worship of more than one God

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city state

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a self govenring region consisting of a city and its surrounding territory

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empiror

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a veichel 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 from moving water across land

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aquaduckt

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a raised roadway across a body o f wohuhh!

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causeway

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a widespred outbreak of a contagious disease

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empandemic

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

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allyus

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

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terraces

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

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terraces farming

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

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irrigation canals

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Tenochtitlán, ancient capital of the Aztec empire. Located at the site of modern Mexico City, it was founded c. 1325 in the marshes of Lake Texcoco.

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tenochilition

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The meaning of HIEROGLYPHIC is written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters

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hieroglyphics

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The Sapa Inca (from Quechua sapa inka; lit. ‘the only emperor’) was the monarch of the Inca Empire

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his dramatic confrontation with the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés

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chinampa, small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes.

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

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a raised road or track across low or wet ground.

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cause ways??????????!!!!

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an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time :

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Multiple cropping is the practice of growing two or more crops in the same piece of land during a single growing season
multycropping
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grow (a crop) among plants of a different kind, usually in the space between rows. "plantains are often intercropped with other food crops
intercrops
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: a fence of stakes especially for defense.
a palisade
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a river that surrounds a platform as a use of a defence
moat
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n attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.
BLUFF!?!?!?!??!?!??!?!??!!??!?!??!?!?!?
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large, artificial hills constructed primarily from soil and clay, often used as burial sites or ceremonial spaces in ancient cultures.
earth and mounds
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tribute
an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
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a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
hierarchy