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Vocabulary builder

Vocabulary builder . Vocabulary Builder. Cuzco ( koos koh ) n. capital of the Incan empire Topa Inca ( toh puh ing kuh) n. emperor of the Incas, who expanded their empire census ( sen sus ) n. an official count of all the people in an area and how they make a living

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Vocabulary builder

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  1. Vocabulary builder

  2. Vocabulary Builder • Cuzco (kooskoh) n. capital of the Incan empire • Topa Inca (tohpuhing kuh) n. emperor of the Incas, who expanded their empire • census (sensus) n. an official count of all the people in an area and how they make a living • quipu (kee poo) n. knotted strings on which the Incas recorded information • aqueduct (akwuhdukt) n. a pipe or channel that carries water from a distant source • colony: A group of people who settle in a distant land but stay under the rule of their native land.

  3. Vocabulary Builder • Moctezuma (mahk tih zoo muh) n. ruler of the Aztecs • Christopher Columbus (kris tuh fur kuh lum bus) n. Italian explorer sponsored by Spain who landed in the West Indies in 1492 • conquistador (kahn kees tuh dawr) n. one of the conquerors who claimed and ruled land in the Americas for the Spanish government in the 1500s • Hernán Cortés (hur nahn kohr tez) n. conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire • Francisco Pizarro (frahn sees koh pea sahr oh) n. conquistador who conquered the Incas • mestizo (meh steezoh) n. a person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry • hacienda (hah see en dah) n. a large farm or plantation

  4. Vocabulary Builder • Cuzco (koos koh) n. capital of the Incan empire • Topa Inca (toh puh ing kuh) n. emperor of the Incas, who expanded their empire • census (sen sus) n. an official count of all the people in an area and how they make a living • quipu (kee poo) n. knotted strings on which the Incas recorded information • aqueduct (ak wuh dukt) n. a pipe or channel that carries water from a distant source

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