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  1. confederation
    the act of forming an alliance
    There was constant warfare, diplomatic confederation, and tribute collection between and within these city-states. (3.7.A)
  2. scribe
    someone employed to make written copies of documents
    Maya rulers exercised both political and religious power with the support of administrative elites and scribes (scribes were a vital part of Maya and Aztec bureaucracies). (3.7.A)
  3. bureaucracy
    a government administered primarily by nonelective officials
    Maya rulers exercised both political and religious power with the support of administrative elites and scribes (scribes were a vital part of Maya and Aztec bureaucracies). (3.7.A)
  4. handicraft
    a work produced by manual labor
    All three principal civilizations in the Americas were associated with long-distance trade and handicrafts. (3.7.B)
  5. intensive
    intended to increase productivity of a fixed area
    Their economies were based on intensive agricultural production; however, the staple crops, cultivation systems, and forms of coercive labor varied between empires. (3.7.B)
  6. staple
    necessary or important, regarding food or commodities
    Their economies were based on intensive agricultural production; however, the staple crops, cultivation systems, and forms of coercive labor varied between empires. (3.7.B)
  7. cultivation
    production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
    Their economies were based on intensive agricultural production; however, the staple crops, cultivation systems, and forms of coercive labor varied between empires. (3.7.B)
  8. coercive
    serving or intended to force
    Their economies were based on intensive agricultural production; however, the staple crops, cultivation systems, and forms of coercive labor varied between empires. (3.7.B)
  9. maize
    corn
    The Maya employed a number of sophisticated agricultural systems including irrigation, swamp drainage, and ridged fields to produce staple crops such as maize and beans. (3.7.B)
  10. terrace
    make land into level shelves, as for cultivation
    The Inca established terraced systems of agriculture, with the potato as the staple crop. (3.7.B)
  11. leverage
    provide with strategic advantage
    They leveraged their perceived divine status, along with support from a priestly class, to maintain control over large populations. (3.7.C)
  12. perceived
    detected by means of the senses
    They leveraged their perceived divine status, along with support from a priestly class, to maintain control over large populations. (3.7.C)
  13. cosmos
    the universe considered as a whole
    The Maya’s view of the cosmos and afterlife was likely related to their complex understanding of astronomy and mathematics. (3.7.C)
  14. integral
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
    Their sophisticated calendar and widespread use of zero and place value calculations were integral to record keeping for both religious offerings and trade. (3.7.C)
  15. emphasize
    stress or single out as important
    Their rituals emphasized moral codes they believed would ensure a pleasant journey in the afterlife. (3.7.C)
Created on Fri Jul 17 11:56:37 EDT 2020 (updated Wed Jul 22 16:01:16 EDT 2020)

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