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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| indigenous | native to the area |
| slash-and-burn | cutting and burning vegetation for cultivation. |
| drought | A state of time without rainfall and water |
| heiroglyphic | a symbol that stands for a word idea or sound |
| observatories | building for observing the sky |
| dense | tropical forest |
| economy | the system by which a country's people make a living |
| basin | is a bowl shaped area |
| chinampa | an artificial island |
| dike | a wall to hold back water across the middle of the lake |
| absolute | a system in which one person from a ruling family has unlimited powers |
| rigid | inflexible unchanging |
| aqueduct monarchy | a canal or pipe across lake texcoco from the hills surrounding the lake |
| purchase | to buy |