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ch. 7 terms W.S
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| sun-dried brick used by the pueblo Indians for building. | Adobe |
| an above ground structure with many rooms | Pueblo |
| underground chambers in a pueblo village, used by the men for religious ceremonies or councils. | Kivas |
| corn | Maize |
| an alliance of five (later, six) Native American tribes formed in the 1500s for defenses and self-governance. | Iroquois league |
| a group of persons, or a member of such a group, enjoying superior intellectual, social o economica superior. | Elite |
| a farming method in which field are cleaned for farming by cutting down and burning trees and brush. | Slash-and-burn agriculture |
| a symbolic pic carved onto a surface. | Glyphs |
| books made by Mayans out of the inner bark of wild fig tree. | codex |
| a payment made by conquered people to their conquerors in order to obtain security. | tribute |
| a formal agreement between two or more nation entered into to advance common interests or causes. | alliance |
| used political alliance and military force to gain control of a huge territory. | Pachacuti |
| in Incan society, a cord that contained knotted string of various lengths, weaves, colors, and design, witch functioned as a system of record keeping. | Quipu |
| a population count that includes other demographic data. | Census |