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Question 1

civilizations

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an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of government, social structure, religion, technology, and agricultural practices have been reached.

Question 2

mesoamerica

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a cultural region centered around American civilizations developed.

Question 3

polytheistic

Answer 3

the belief in or worship of more than one god

Question 4

city-state

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a self-governing region consisting of a city and it’s surrounding territory

Question 5

Astronomy

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

Question 6

calendar

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A calendar is a system of organizing days. This is done by giving names to periods of time , typically days, weeks, months and years. A date is the designation of a single and a specific day within such a system. A calendar is also a physical record of such a system.

Question 7

hieroglyphics

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A writing system that uses pictures and symbols instead of letters and words.

Question 8

empire

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a group of countries or region controlled by one ruler.

Question 9

plateaus

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an area of relatively level high ground.

Question 10

mummify

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to preserve a body by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth.

Question 11

emperor

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a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire.

Question 12

sapa inca

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the only inca

Question 13

ayllus

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

Question 14

terrace

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a flat, level area carved into a slope.

Question 15

terrace farming

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a human-made channel across land that moves water from it’s source to where it’s needed for growing crops.

Question 16

litter

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a vehicle consisting of a chair or bed carried on to poles by people or animals.

Question 17

aqueduct

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a channel or canal made for moving water across land.

Question 18

Tenochtitlan

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an important center of the aztec civilization’s culture, politics, and economy.

Question 19

Montezuma ll

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the 9th and last true emperor of the ancient aztec civilization

Question 20

Chinapa

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a long and narrow floating field on a shallow lake bed, artificially built up by layering soil, sediment, and decaying vegetation and used, especially by the Aztecs, to grow crops.

Question 21

adobe

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a building constructed from adobe clay or bricks.

Question 22

causeway

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a raised roadway across a swamp or body of water

Question 23

epidemic

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a widespread outbreak of a contagious disease.

Question 24

multiable cropping

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planting one crop, harvesting it, and then immediately planting another crop on the same field.

Question 25

intercropping

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planting multiable types of crops together.

Question 26

palisade

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a fence, commonly made out of wooden poles standing on end, that surrounds a settlement to protect it from attack.

Question 27

moat

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a wide, water filled ditch built to surround a settlement or building to protect it from attack.

Question 28

bluff

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a high cliff, often overlooking a river.

Question 29

earthen mound

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large, artificial hills constructed primarily from soil and clay, often used as burial sites or ceremonial spaces in ancient cultures.

Question 30

hierarchy

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a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked according to status or authority.

Question 31

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