Unit 7 Vocab

Front

a large group of people who share certain advanced ways of living and working

Back

Civilization

Front

writing that uses symbols

Back

Hieroglyphic

Front

a large plaza in a city center, surrounded by temples and palaces, where religious rituals and other public ceremonies took place

Back

Ceremonial center

Front

related to or coming from a god or gods

Back

Divine

Front

a set of actions that is always performed the same way as part of a religious ceremony

Back

Ritual

Front

a professional soldier who is paid to fight for another group or country

Back

Mercenary

Front

shared by a community or group

Back

Communal

Front

an Incan clan (group of related families), the basic unit of Incan society

Back

Ayllu

Front

the time it takes Earth to travel once around the sun

Back

Solar year

Front

the sun god in Inca mythology

Back

Inti