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Ch 7 Vocab Sec 2
6th Grade
Question | Answer |
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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 |