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Ch. 9 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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alliance | political greement between people or countries to work together |
treason | disloyalty to the agreement |
conquistadors | Spanish conquerer or soldier in the Americas |
glacier | huge sheet of ice |
quipu | rope with knotted cords of different lengths and colors |
monopoly | control of all (or almost all) trade or production of a certain good |
sinkhole | a place in the ground where the earth had caved in and where water collects |
codices | books, often made of deerskin, cloth, or bark, that the Aztec used to record their religion and history |
environment | all of the factors in our surroundings that influence the ability for a plant, anima,l or human to survive |
previous | to occur earlier in the past |
design | to create something for a specific purpose |
finance | to provide money for something |
source | the place where something begins |
generate | to create something |
cooperate | to work together to get something done |