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hunter-gatherer
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Early people who obtained their food by hunting wild animal and gathereing wild plants, roots, nuts, and berries
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extinct
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No longer existing or living
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sedentary
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Characterized by remaining in one place and not migrating.
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elite
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A small privileged group at the top of a society
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hieroglyph
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A system of writing that uses picture symbols for concepts, objects, or words
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stele
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An upright stone column with inscribed hieroglyphs used as a monument, particularly by early peoples of Central America
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codex
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A manuscript volume; record books kept by early Central American peoples such as the Maya and Aztec.
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altiplano
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the land on a high, glat plateau
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adobe
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Bricks formed of mud mixed with straw
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chinampa
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Translated to Floating gardens
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alliance
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A pact or union between states in a common cause
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calpulli
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An Aztec settlement in which families of different social classes lived and share the land
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tribute
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A kind of tax paid in goods or services to the ruling government
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vertical economy
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The growing of crops according to the altitude of the land, particularly in South America
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terrace farming
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The building of raised banks of earth on steep land for farming
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conquistador
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The Spanish term for conqueror used in reference to Spaniards who came to the New World in the 1500s in search of wealth
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civil war
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A war between factions or regions within a country
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