Vocab Ch 9
Terms
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- indigenous
- originating where it is found
- viceroy
- governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign
- conquistador
- an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
- urbanization
- the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
- dialect
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
- syncretism
- the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
- glyph
- glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief
- mural
- a painting that is applied to a wall surface
- patois
- a regional dialect of a language (especially French)
- caudillo
- a Spanish or Latin-American military dictator
- quipu
- calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords
- megacity
- urban area over 10 mil. People
- jai alai
- a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
- malnutrition
- a state of poor nutrition
- mosaic
- art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
- extended family
- a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
- primate city
- a city that ranks first in a nation in terms of population and economy
- chinampas
- floating gardens