| A | B |
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| Andes | mountain range that runs along the western edge of South America |
| Amazon Rain Forest | the world's largest rain forest |
| terraces | strips of level land that are planted with crops |
| irrigation | the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals. |
| llama | domesticated animal used by Andean civilizations for meat and to carry loads |
| alpaca | domesticated animal used by Andean civilizations for soft wool |
| Incan Empire | developed in the Andean region in the 1400 and 1500's by conquering lands of other peoples |
| Cuzco | capital of the Incan empire |
| Sapa Incas | warrior kings of the Inca |
| Pachacuti | greatest Sapa Inca developed a powerful army |
| Quechua | Incan language |
| quipu | record keeping device made of knotted strings |
| Huayna Capac | last great Sapa Inca whose death led to civil war and eventual destruction by the Spanish |
| conquistadors | Spanish invaders |
| hierarchy | a system for ranking members of a group according to their importance |
| ayllu | group of related families that pooled resources to meet people's needs |
| mita system | taxes paid by labor |
| Inti | Incan sun god |
