| A | B |
| imperialism | taking over a country for your own benefit |
| import | you are forced to bring things/goods into your country - you LOSE money |
| Incas | civilization lived in the Andes - roads, bridges, tunnels, self-sufficient |
| indigenous | native (born in the area) .. Original part of the area .. Or belonging to it |
| infant mortality rate | the number of children who unfortunately do live to see the age of one (1) |
| inhabit | to live |
| irrigation | the Egyptians used it to get Nile water to their crops |
| Kush | a civilization south of Egypt - it had "female" monarchs/rulers |
| life expectancy | how long the average person lives to be |
| Line of Demarcation | Another term for the Treaty of Tordesillas .. The Pope acts as arbitrator (settles an argument/quarrel) between Portugal and Spain. The issue who gets what land in the "New World" (Western Hemisphere). The Pope drew a line down the map. What was to the east now belonged to Portugal (Brazil). What was to the west now belonged to Spain (most of Latin America). |
| machismo | Latin American MALE ego/high status in family |
| Machu Picchu | ruins of ancient Incan city high in the Andes in Peru |