Civilizations Flashcards

96907021	civilizations	kind of cultures that developed complex system of government, education, religion, and population	0
96907022	chinampas	Island created for growing crops: floating gardens	1
96907023	sacrifice	the pratice of offering something	2
96907024	decade	a period of 10 years	3
96907025	surplus	amount much larger than is needed	4
96907026	causeway	A raised road built across water or low ground	5
96907027	aqueducts	bridge-like structures that carry water from a distance across river or valley	6
96907028	Conquistador	name for the Spanish explorers who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain in the 1500s and 1600s	7
96907029	irrigation	method supplying dry land with water through a series of ditches or pipes	8
96907030	archaeologist	a scientist who studies the material remains of past human life	9
96907031	tribute	something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment	10
96907032	quipu	Incan number system	11
96907033	B.C	Before Christ, used after a numeral to indicate a year occurring before the birth of Christ.	12
96907034	A.D	Anno Domini, Latin for in the year of the Lord.	13
96907035	empire	a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler	14
96907036	artisan	a skilled craftsperson	15
96907037	century	period of 100 years	16
96907038	drought	a long period with very little rain	17