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Ch 7 Vocab Sec 2
6th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| descendent | future generations; relatives of a past family member |
| kinship | blood or family relationship |
| terrace | a flat surface that is built into a hillside |
| suspension bridge | a bridge that is hung from two or more cables |
| artifact | an object made by humans from a past culture |
| geoglyph | a large geometric design or animal shape drawn on the ground |
| excavate | to carefully uncover or dig up |
| lowland | low-lying area |
| nomad | a person who moves from place to place |
| hunter-gather | a person who hunts animals and gathers plants and fruits for food |
| slash and burn | a farming method of clearing land by cutting down and burning forest and vegetation |
| treaty | an agreement between two or more countries |
| convert | to persuade someone to change religious beliefs |
| monopoly | the complete control of the market for a service or product |
| rebellion | a revolt or resistance to authority |
| exile | to force to leave a country |
| liberate | to set someone or something free |
| Machu Picchu | a complex city built on a mountain by the Incas in1400 |
| Guarani | an indigenous people who live int the lowlands on the Paraquay and Parana rivers in South America |
| Tupinamba | a people who lived near the mouth of the Amazon River |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | a treaty in 1494 that divided south American land between the Spanish and Portuguese |
| Francisco Pizarro | founded the city of Lima, Peru |
| Atahualpa | the last emperor of the Incas before they were conquered by the Spanish in 1533 |