having more of something

than you need

a large area of

different groups

of people controlled

by one ruler or government

a method of bringing water

into dry areas

to spend most of your

time doing one job

a culture that has developed

complex systems of

ecucations, government, and religion

a scientist who looks for

and studies artifacts

from long ago

payment to a leader

in the form of valuable goods

a long period of time

with very little rain

an object left behind

by people who lived long ago

the practice of people

owning other people

and forcing them to work

designed and used

"water roads"

farmed in swampy areas

and on hillsides

used kivas for

religious ceremonies

traded in the

market place

driven from homes

by drought

created "floating"

gardens called

chinampas