The process of turning wild plants into crops by planting or wild animals into more friendly versions of their wild counterparts.

People who go from place to place without a permanent home.

A long mountain range along the eastern edge of south America.

Strips of level land that are planted with crops.

A record keeping device made of knotted strings used by the Incan civilization to convey more complex messages.

A system ranking who has more power in a group according to their power.

A group of related families who pooled resources and owned and distributed land and paid each other with farm labor, and people shared the food they produced.

A tax paid by working for the government for part of the year.

A line dividing the non European world into two zones Spain had all of the west and Portugal had the other half.

treaty of tordesillas

giving Portugal the rights to the east side of the line.

not able to be affected or barely affect by something commonly a disease.

a type of tree producing a red-purple dye.

a small group that hold political power.

people who pushed for slavery after it was abolished.

to put industries under the governments control

replacing people in jobs by machines.

people who share heritage, culture, and identity.

long serial dramas made for entertainment.

a famous dance having roots in Africa.

a gathering where millions of dancers, drummers, ,and singers.

a difference between 2 or more places, products or groups.

a way to generate power via water.

one country relying on other countries for some needs as other countries depend on them.

selling government owned businesses to private groups

built networks such as roads, and power lines and things needed to support modern life

the rate of people in a place that can read and write compared to places around it.

The use of political power for selfish gain.

The clearing of wooded areas or forests deforestation is normally overdone and hurts ecosystems.

areas that several countries allow trade free to its people.

things such as nonprofit organizations like food pantries and charities are nongovernmental which are organizations getting private funds not from the government but a outside source like donations.

organizations are things like schools, churches, governments, police who supply certain things and work under one head.

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Word	Definition
Domesticate	The process of turning wild plants into crops by planting or wild animals into more friendly versions of their wild counterparts.
Nomad	People who go from place to place without a permanent home.
Andes	A long mountain range along the eastern edge of south America.
Terrace	Strips of level land that are planted with crops.
Quipu	A record keeping device made of knotted strings used by the Incan civilization to convey more complex messages.
Hierarchy	A system ranking who has more power in a group according to their power.
Ayllu	A group of related families who pooled resources and owned and distributed land and paid each other with farm labor, and people shared the food they produced.
Mita System	A tax paid by working for the government for part of the year.
Line of demarcation	A line dividing the non European world into two zones Spain had all of the west and Portugal had the other half.
treaty of tordesillas	giving Portugal the rights to the east side of the line.
immunity	not able to be affected or barely affect by something commonly a disease.
brazilwood	a type of tree producing a red-purple dye.
bandeira	explorers and slave hunters.
coup	an overthrow of government.
oilgarchy	a small group that hold political power.
abolitionist	people who pushed for slavery after it was abolished.
nationalize	to put industries under the governments control
Mechanization	replacing people in jobs by machines.
ethnic group	people who share heritage, culture, and identity.
telenovela	long serial dramas made for entertainment.
samba	a famous dance having roots in Africa.
Carnival	a gathering where millions of dancers, drummers, ,and singers.
diversified	a difference between 2 or more places, products or groups.
hydroelectric power	a way to generate power via water.
interdependant	one country relying on other countries for some needs as other countries depend on them.
privatize	selling government owned businesses to private groups
infrastructure	built networks such as roads, and power lines and things needed to support modern life
literacy rate	the rate of people in a place that can read and write compared to places around it.
corruption	The use of political power for selfish gain.
deforestation	The clearing of wooded areas or forests deforestation is normally overdone and hurts ecosystems.
Free trade zone	areas that several countries allow trade free to its people.
Nongovernmental	things such as nonprofit organizations like food pantries and charities are nongovernmental which are organizations getting private funds not from the government but a outside source like donations.
organization	organizations are things like schools, churches, governments, police who supply certain things and work under one head.

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