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vocab #15
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History
8th Grade
01/09/2012

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conquistador
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one o of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
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maize
Definition
a tall annual grass,zea mays,cultivate for its yellow edible grains,which developed on a spike;corn.
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Mesoamerica
Definition
the area extending approximately from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua in which diverse pre-Columbia civilizations flourish.
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smallpox
Definition
an acute,highly infections,often form of manoscripts of an ancient texts.
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smallpox
Definition
an acute,highly infections,often fatal disease caused by a poxvirus.
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codices
Definition
volumes,in a book form of manoscripts of an ancient text.
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quipu
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a device consisting of a cord with knotted strings of various colors attached Peruvians for recording events keeping accounts.
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rudimentary
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basic;fundamental;not elaborated or perfected.
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tribute
Definition
kind of payment to the government in exchange for protection
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missionary
Definition
a person sent on a mission or prompted by the desire to persuade others
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