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Aztec vocabulary
vocab KarolinaArroyo
Term | Definition |
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margin | edge of something such as an area of land. |
reugn | period during which someone is king or queen. |
theft | crime or stealing. |
monarch | king or queen. |
unique | unusually good and special. |
classic | considered important and of high quality with a value that lasts for a long time. |
arid | The landscape of northern Mexico is generally arid or lacking in rainfall. |
basin | A geographic basin is a bowl-shaped area often with a lake at the bottom of it. |
mercenary | They often served as mercenaries or soldiers-for-hire in local conflicts. |
chinampa | The Aztec created floating gardens called chinampa in the lake itself. |
nezahualocyotl | The ruler of one of these city-states was a worrior-poet named Nezahualcoyotl. |
moctezuma | In 1502 a new emperor came to the throne his name was Moctezuma. |
agrarian | Like the Inca sand the Mayas the Aztecs were mainly an agrarian people. |
tribute | They waged war on other states to win tribute or goods paid as taxes by conquered people. |
prime minister | A prime minister is the chief official appointed by the ruler of a country. |
causeway | A causeway is a raised road across a body of water. |
shrine | A shrine is a place or worship that is dedicated to a sacred object or person. |
fine art | The Aztecs were skilled |
orator | The Aztecs were skilled orator or public speakers. |