Civilizations of the Americas: Mesoamerica and North America

terrace

• A flat strip of ground on a hillside used for growing crops, looks like stairs
• an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways
• A group organized by rank
• to divide among a group of people

quipu

• an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways
• A flat strip of ground on a hillside used for growing crops, looks like stairs
• to divide among a group of people
• in the Inca empire, a close-knit village

hierarchy

• A group organized by rank
• an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways
• A flat strip of ground on a hillside used for growing crops, looks like stairs
• clearly different; clearly noticed

ayllu

• in the Inca empire, a close-knit village
• A group organized by rank
• an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways
• A flat strip of ground on a hillside used for growing crops, looks like stairs

mita system

• Incan system for payment of taxes with labor
• in the Inca empire, a close-knit village
• A group organized by rank
• an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways

distribute

• to divide among a group of people
• Incan system for payment of taxes with labor
• in the Inca empire, a close-knit village
• A group organized by rank

mortar

• a mixture of sand, water, lime, and cement used in building for holding bricks and stones together
• to divide among a group of people
• Incan system for payment of taxes with labor
• in the Inca empire, a close-knit village

potlatch

• A Native American celebration meant to show wealth and divide property among the people
• a mixture of sand, water, lime, and cement used in building for holding bricks and stones together
• to divide among a group of people
• Incan system for payment of taxes with labor

complex

• consisting of many different and connected parts
• A Native American celebration meant to show wealth and divide property among the people
• a mixture of sand, water, lime, and cement used in building for holding bricks and stones together
• to divide among a group of people

distinct

• clearly different; clearly noticed
• consisting of many different and connected parts
• A Native American celebration meant to show wealth and divide property among the people
• a mixture of sand, water, lime, and cement used in building for holding bricks and stones together