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Chapter 7
Term | Definition |
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Adobe | sun-dried brick used by the Pueblo Indians for building |
Pueblo | an aboveground structure with many rooms |
Kivas | underground chambers in a Pueblo village, used by the men for religious ceremonies or councils |
Maize | corn |
Troquois League | |
Elite | a group of persons, or a member of such a group, enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status |
Slash-and-burn agriculture | a farming method in which fields are cleared for farming by cutting down and burning trees and brush |
Glyphs | a symbolic picture carved onto a surface |
Codex | books made by Mayans out of the inner bark of wild fig trees |
Tribute | a payment made by conquered peoples to their conquerors in order to obtain security |
Alliance | a formal agreement between two or more nations entered into to advance common interests or causes |
Pachacuti | Inca leader from 1438 to 1471; with the help of his son, Topa Inca, he extended the Incan empire through the use of military force and political alliances |
Quipu | |
Census |