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Mesoamerican Civilizations
Chapter 6
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Social Studies
6th Grade
12/14/2012
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codex

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folding-screen book
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peninsula

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arm of land sticking into the sea
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mercenary

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hired soldier
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cenote

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sink hole that was sacred to the Maya as a source of water
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alliance

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agreement to work with other city-states
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chinampa
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island built by the Mexica
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theocracy

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form of government in which the leader and the ruling classes are believed to represent the will of the gods
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causeway

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raised bridge made of land
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aqueduct

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structure that carries flowing water
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