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Aztec Vacabulary
Term | Definition |
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Margin | Edge of something such as an area of land. |
Reign | Period during which someone is king or queen. |
Theft | Crime of 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 land scape of northern mexico is generally arid. |
basin | is a bowl shape area often with a lake at bottom of it. |
mercenary | are solders for hired. |
Chinampa | The Aztecs created floating gardens. |
Nezahualcoyotl | The ruler of one these city-states was a worrier-poet. |
Moctezuma | In 1502 a new emperor came to the throne. |
agararian | are people who live were related to farming. |
tribute | goods paid taxes by conquered people. |
prime minister | is the chief official appointed by the ruler of a country. |
causeway | is a raised road across a body of water. |
shrine | is a place of worship that is dedicated to a sacred object or person. |
fine arts | is work that are created mainly to be admitted. |
orators | the aztecs were skilled for a public speaks. |