Grade 6 3.1-3.4 Vocab

Symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound

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Colorful and tropical bird

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Building for observing the sky

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Farming method in which trees and other plants on a plot of land are cut down and burned and ash is used for fertilizer

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Bowl-shaped area

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A wall to hold back water

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Artificial island built by the Aztecs

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A canal or pipe that carries fresh water

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"Conqueror" in Spanish; a leader in the Spanish conquests of America, Mexico, and Peru in the sixteenth century

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Right granted by the Spanish government to its American colonists to demand labor or tribute from American Indians

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