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Aztec Vocabulary / Alyssa Contreras
Term | Definition |
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Margin | edge of something, such as an area of land |
Regin | period during which someone is king or queen |
Theft | crime of stealing |
Monarch | king or queen |
Unique | unusually good and special |
Classic | considered important and of high quality, with a value that lasts for a long time |
Arid | lacking in rainfall |
Basin | a bowl-shaped area, often with a lake at the bottom of it |
Mercenaries | soliders-for-hire, in local conflicts |
Chinampas | floating gardens |
Nezahualcoyotl | the ruler of one of these city-states was a warrior-poet |
Moctezuma | a new emperor |
Agrarian | most of their lives were related to farming |
Tribute | goods paid as taxes by conquered peoples |
Prime minister | is the chief official appointed by the ruler of a country |
Causeway | is a raised road across a body of water |
Shrine | is a place of worship that is dedicated to a sacred object or person |
Fine Art | works that are created mainly to be admired |
Orator | public speaker |