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Read. Hummingbird k.
Read. Hummingbird king
Question | Answer |
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succeed | follow into a position (here, the position is that of halac or chief) |
halac uinic | chief |
nomad | wondering, with no permanent home |
quetzal | a symbol of freedom to all Mayan people (a wise and peaceful bird |
mayan | a religious group of languages, spoken in central america and mexico |
decipher | interpret: find the meaning of |
ransacked | searched thoroughly for goods to steal, loot, robbed |
artifacts | objects made by people or adapted for human use |
connoisseurs | people who are experts on something |
unscrupulous | dishonest |
hieroglyphic | writing in which pictures, rather than letters, are used |
quetzalcoatl | Aztec stone relief from mexico city |
bier | platform on which a corpse is placed |
classic period | beginning around A.D 250 and end around 900, when Mayan civilization reached its peak |
looters | a person who steals goods, typically during a war or riot |
jade jewelry | a desirable gemstone |
kukulcan | the name of a feathered serpent god in mythology ( a religion of mesomexican) |
elaborate | involving many carefully arranged pars or details |
stingray spine | used for bloodletting for the maya |
bloodletting | the withdraw of blood from a patient to prevent or cure illness and disease |