AP World History Chapter 7 Flashcards
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11206227679 | adobe | sun-dried brick | 0 | |
11206227680 | pueblo | home or community of homes built by Native Americans | 1 | |
11206227681 | kivas | underground ceremonial chambers | 2 | |
11206227682 | maize | corn | 3 | |
11206227683 | Iroquois League | a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations) | 4 | |
11206227684 | elite | the choice members or best of a group | 5 | |
11206227685 | slash and burn agriculture | a farming technique in which trees are cut down and burned to clear and fertilize the land | 6 | |
11206227686 | glyphs | a symbolic picture carved onto a surface | 7 | |
11206227687 | codex | an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) | 8 | |
11206227688 | tribute | Money paid for protection | 9 | |
11206227689 | alliance | a joining together for some common purpose | 10 | |
11206227690 | Pachacuti | Ruler of Inca society from 1438 to 1471; launched a series of military campaigns that gave Incas control of the region from Cuzco to the shores of Lake Titicaca | 11 | |
11206227691 | quipu | knotted cords of various lengths and colors used by the Inca to keep financial records | 12 | |
11206227692 | census | the official count of a population | 13 |