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Aztec vocab
Aztec vocabulary Jose Villegas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Margin | Used for farming of an edge |
| Reign | The empire height or the city |
| theft | crime of stealing |
| monarch | king or queen |
| unique | unusually good and special |
| classic | considered important and of high quality with high value that lasts for a long time |
| arid | lacking in rainfall |
| basin | bowl shaped area often with a lake at the bottom of it |
| mercenaries | soldiers for hire |
| chinampas | floating gardens |
| nezahualcoyotl | warrior poet |
| moctezuma | empire reaching its height |
| agrarian | people most of their lives were related to farming |
| tribute | goods paid as taxes by conquered people |
| prime minister | the chief official appointed by the ruler of a country |
| causeway | is a raised road across body of water |
| shrine | is a place of worship that is dedicated to a scared object or person |
| fine art | or works that are created mainly to be admired |
| orators | or public speakers |