Ancient Civilizations Vocabulary

The public works system that includes roads, bridges, irrigation, public transportation, etc.

• tribute

• Ciuzco

• civilization

• infrastructure

payment a ruler demands from the people he or she rules

• Inti

• potlatch

• specialize

• tribute

a count of the number of people living in a certain area

• tribute

• census

• wampum

• llama

a picture or drawing that stands for a word or phrase

• pictograph

• Cuzco

• potlatch

• wampum

South American mammal valued for its endurance, woolly coat, and meat

• bison

• bears

• llama

• deer

focus on one particular product, activity, or job

• tribute

• Inti

• specialize

• civilization

capital of the Incan Empire, located in present day Peru

• Inti

• Machu Pichu

• Cuzco

• empire

a culture with organized systems of government, religion, and learning

• civilization

• census

• infrastructure

• potlatch

a large group of lands and people ruled by one leader

• empire

• census

• tribute

• pictograph

a special Native American celebration in the Pacific Northwest at which guests, not hosts, receive gifts

• tribute

• wampum

• Inti

• potlatch