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Chapter 6 review
Question | Answer |
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Deforestation | cutting down and clearing trees |
Tributaries | rivers/streams that flow into a larger body of water |
Tropical Zone | very hot area which can be rainy or dry |
El Niño | high air presure over the ocean that causes trade winds to die out |
heiroglyps | Myan written language |
Machü Pichü | ancient ruins built by Incans |
Hernan Cortés | Spanish soldier who captured Montezuma II |
Montezeuma II | Aztec ruler who was captured by Hernan Cortés |
Francisco Pizarro | Spanish soilder who defeated Atahualpa |
Atahualpa | Incan ruler who was defeated by Francisco Pizarro |
Columbian Exchage | exchange between Europe and North and South American colonies |
Maya | ancient civilization that used hieroglyphs,created the 365 day calender, and learned the math concept of 0 |
Inca | ancient civilization that lived high in the mountains that built roads to carry oral messages |
Aztec | ancient civilization that created chinampas |