Unit 7 Vocab Flashcard - Mesoamerica & South America

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Cereal crop similar to corn

Back

maize

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ss.6.w.2.10

Front

Peasants working lands owned by elites

Back

serf

Front

Tropical plant with berries used to make cocoa

Back

cacao

Front

Living structures emphasizing collective effort and shared resources

Back

communal

Front

Incan communication and record-keeping system using colored ropes and knots

Back

quipu

Front

Used for growing crops on hillsides:

Back

Terraces

Front

Spanish explorers and conquerors

Back

conquistador

Front

Symbols and characters in writing

Back

glyphs

Front

Manuscript books by the Mayans

Back

codex

Front

Artificial floating islands used by Aztecs for crop cultivation.

Back

Chinampas