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aztec vocab
Alyssa cervantes period 4 s.s 1/19/17
Term | Definition |
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1.margin | Edge of something, such as an area of land. |
2. Regin | Period during which someone is king or queen |
3. Theft | Crime of stealing |
4. Monarch | King or queen |
5. Unique | Unusually good and special |
6. Classic | Considered important and of high quality, with a value that lasts for a long time |
7. Arid | The landscape of northern Mexico is generally arid,or lacking in rainfall |
8. Basin | Bowl-shaped area, often with a lake at the bottom |
9. Mercenary | Soldiers-for-hire |
10. Chinampas | Floating garden |
11. Nezahualcoyotl | Ruler of one of these city-state was a warrior-poet |
12. Moctezuma | a new emperor came to the throne |
13.Agrarian | peoples lives were related to farming |
14. Tribute | goods paid as taxes by conquered peoples |
15. Prime Master | chief official appointed by the ruler of a country |
16. Causeway | raised roads across a body of water |
17. Shrine | a place of workship that is dedicated to a sacred object or person |
18. Fine Art | works that are meanted mainly to be admired |
19.Orator | public speaker |