A | B |
indigenous people | natives of an area who have been conquered or dominated by others who came later |
traditional culture | customs and a way of life handed down from ancestors |
subsistence farming | farming carried out mainly to provide food for farm families....there is little left over to sell |
adaptation | a change in a way of life to suit new conditions |
adobe | a type of brick made with clay and straw dreid in the sun |
slash and burn | a way of clearing land for farming that involves cutting down and burning trees and plants |
rituals | a set of actions performed as part of a ceremony |
migrant workers | a person who moves regularly in order to find work |
barter | trade - a common way to obtain goods in a Mayan market |