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L4 U2A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| native/indigenous person | el indígena |
| Mayans | los mayas |
| Incans | los incas |
| Aztecs (not mexicas) | los aztecas |
| tribe | la tribu |
| empire | el imperio |
| hierarchy | la jerarquía |
| chief | el cacique/el jefe |
| emperor | el emperador |
| ruler | el gobernante |
| leader | el líder |
| priest | el sacerdote |
| warrior | el guerrero |
| battle | la batalla |
| war | la guerra |
| to defeat / vanquish | vencer a |
| village | el pueblo |
| to be located | ubicarse |
| location | la ubicación |
| to establish | establecer |
| to found / establish | fundar |
| ancient | antiguo |
| sacred | sagrado |
| religious | religioso |
| powerful | poderoso |
| brave / valiant | valiente |
| legend | la leyenda |
| origin | el origen |
| oral tradition | la tradición oral |
| sun | el sol |
| moon | la luna |
| a goddess | una diosa |
| a god | un dios |
| to placate (to make less angry) | aplacar |
| (n order to honor | para honrar a |
| to honor | honrar a |
| to pay tribute | tributar |
| human sacrifice | el sacrificio humano |
| to execute | ejecutar a |
| to worship | adorar a |
| To pray for | Rezar por |
| command | el mandato |
| tool | la herramienta |
| to develop | desarrollar |
| system | el sistema |
| agriculture | la agricultura |
| economy | la economía |
| to farm | cultivar la tierra |
| to sow / to plant | sembrar |
| to harvest | cosechar |
| textiles | los tejidos |
| handmade goods | la artesanía |
| to fish | pescar |
| to hunt | cazar |
| by the means of | por medio de |
| era | la época |
| century | el siglo/la centuria |
| for _ years | por_ años |
| 1325 (la llegada de los Aztecas) | mil trescientos veinte y cinco |
| 1521 (la caída de Tenochtitlan) | mil quinientos veintiuno |
| The 15th century (1401-1500) | el siglo XV |
| The 19th century (1801-1900) | El siglo XIX |
| B.C. , before Christn era | antes de cristo, a.C.E.C |
| BCE before the common era | Antes de la era común, A.E.C |
| A.D., After death | después de cristo, d.C. |
| CE common era | Era común E.C. |
| by that time | para entonces |
| to build | construir |
| to destroy | destruir |
| to preserve | preservar |
| ruins | las ruinas |
| pyramid | la pirámide |
| temple | el templo |
| palace | el palacio |
| plaza (town square) | La plaza (el zócalo) |
| Cathedral (church) | La catedral (la iglesia) |
| made of wood | hecho de madera |
| made of stone | hecho de piedra |