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Ch.16 Vocabulary
Review for Social Studies Ch.16 Vocabulary (The Americas)
Term | Definition |
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isthmus | a narrow piece of land linking two larger areas of land |
maize | corn |
complex | made up of many related parts |
abandon | to leave, often because of danger |
sinkhole | a depression or hollow where soil has collapsed |
distribute | to hand out or deliver, especially to members of a group |
quipu | a tool used in mathematics and as a system of historical record keeping. The quipu used knots to represent numbers and items. |
hogan | a square wooden home |
conquistadors | Spanish soldiers who conquered people in other lands |
allies | those who support each other for some common purpose |
smallpox | a disease that causes a high fever and often death |
ambush | a surprise attack |
hostage | someone held against his or her will in exchange for something |