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Social Work
8th Grade
02/03/2011

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Term
Region or culture within an area
Definition
Mezo America
Term
A type of corn
Definition
Maize
Term
Pre columbian Civilization
Definition
Olmecs
Term
Stone or wooden slab used for funerals like today's tombstones
Definition
Stela
Term
A city state locatied on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco
Definition
Tenochtitlan
Term
Artifical islands made of mud atop reed mats
Definition
Chinampas
Term
Payment from conquered peoples
Definition
Tribute
Term
had dominated life in the Valley of Mexico
from about A.D. 200 to A.D. 750.
Definition
Teotihuacrln
Term
is a mixture of clay and plant fibers that
becomes hard as it dries in the sun.
Definition
Adobe
Term
a skilled warrior
and leader,
Definition
Sapa Inca,
Term
as its capital, the resulting empire
stretched more than 2,500 miles along the Andes
Definition
Cuzco
Term
a collection of colored strings that were knotted in differ-
ent ways to represent various numbers.
Definition
quipu,
Term
carried
out government orders.
Definition
ayllu
Term
An temple in Peru
Definition
Machu Pichu
Term
the sun god
Definition
Inti,
Term
An ancient writing system
Definition
Hieroglyphics
Term
A stepped apperence in housing
Definition
Teracing
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