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Civilizations
an advanced state of human society in witch high level government.
Mesoamerica
a cultural region centered around southern Mexico in witch a number of early american civilizations developed
Polytheistic
the belief in or worship of more than one god.
City-state
a self governing region
Astronomy
watched stars
Calendars
to put stuff in order in a week or day or even a year
Hieroglyphics
symbols
Empire
a group of countries or region controlled by one ruler.
Mummified
to rap a body in cloth.
Emperor
a group of countries or region controlled by one ruler .
Sapa Inca
means only in inca
Allyus
people where made into family and that is what there called.
Terraces
a flat level area carved into a slope
Terrace Farming
farming terrace
Irrigation canals
a human made channel across land that moves water.
Litters
a vehicle consisting of a chair or a bed.
Aqueducts
a channel or canal made for moving water across land
Technochtitlan
a grate city
Montezuma II
last true emperor
Chinampas
flooding gardens
Adobe
made from logs clay or brick
Causeways
a raised roadway across a swanp.
Epidemic
a widespread out break
Multicropping
a fence commonly
