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| quipu | ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways |
| feudal | the ruling class lived off the labor of the peasants, collecting vast wealth |
| suyu | region or province of the Inca Empire |
| chuño | potatoes processed by successive freezing, thawing, and dehydrating prepared and eaten |
| llama | a domesticated pack animal of the camel family found in the Andes, valued for its soft woolly fleece |
| pastoral | used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle |
| oral history | gathering, preserving and interpreting the voices and memories of people, communities, and participants in past events |
| sacred | connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving respect |
| bola | a weapon consisting of a number of balls connected by strong cord, which when thrown entangles the limbs of the quarry |
| tribute | payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence |
| civil war | a war between citizens of the same country |
| succession | the action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc. |
| influenza | a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever, severe aching |
| typhus | bacterial infection caused by rickettsial bacteria that are spread to humans by fleas, lice, mites, or ticks |
| epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time |
| conquest | the subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by use of military force |
| assimilation | the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas |
| subject | a citizen or member of a state other than its supreme ruler |
