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| alpaca | a South American mammal valued for its long, woolly coat |
| causeway | a raised road built over water to connect islands to the mainland |
| census | a count of the number of people who live in a certain area |
| city-state | a city that is an independent political state with its own ruling government |
| conquistador | the Spanish word for conqueror |
| equinox | one of the two days of the year when there is an equal amount of daytime and nighttime |
| hieroglyph | a picture or symbol representing an idea, an object, a syllable, or a sound |
| litter | a chair attached to two beams and carried on the shoulders of several men |
| llama | a South American mammal valued for its endurance and for its woolly coat and meat |
| terrace | a flat piece of land carved out of the side of a mountain or hill |
