| A | B |
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| staple | a main food eaten by a group of people |
| colony | a territory owned and governed by another country |
| mestizo | a person who has both Spanish and American Indian ancestry |
| hacienda | in Latin America, a large estate or ranch |
| ejido | a communal farm in Mexico |
| irrigation | the watering of dry farm land by ditches or pipes |
| civilization | a high level of culture that includes writing |
| empire | a group of countries or cultures under a single ruler |
| pyramid | a structure with a square base and four triangle-shaped sides that rise to a point |
