World views Contact and Change Glossary summaries of articles abstracts Aztec name given to the civilization created by a Ainu Indigenous people nomadic tribe (the Mexica) who settled in the Valley of allegiance loyalty Mexico during the 15th century allegory a work in which the characters and events backlash adverse or hostile reaction against change are meant to be understood as representing other things bias a type of prejudice rooted in a person’s point of and symbolically expressing a deeper moral or view political meaning biodiversity a vast number of plant species in an ecosystem altalt a device made of jointed wood that enabled an Aztec to throw a short spear a great distance with bullion supplies of gold and silver much Force bunraku a puppet theatre in which large puppets enact alternate attendance the practice of forcing the the ordeals of separated lovers or dueling samurai daimyo to move from their home provinces to live in Edo caliph a supreme under the Islamic faith every year caliphate the area of jurisdiction of Islamic rulers anatomy the science that deals with the structure of calmecac the Aztec school for nobles animals and plants calpolli units of organization in Aztec society Anglophones people whose first language is English appeal make a formal request cartographer a person who draws maps aqueduct a channel used to move water, usually catastrophe a disaster supported on a bridge structure when it had to cross a valley cause an incident or series of incidents that lead to something else arable land suitable for farming and agriculture chacmool a reclining statue with a bowl for holding archipelago a long chain of many islands human hearts arsenal a trial filled with weapons Chapultepec a tall hill across the lake from Tenochtitlan artifacts archaeological objects from the past such as clothing, tools, weapons, buildings, cooking utensils, chinampas floating islands built in the water around jewellery, and personal items Tenochtitlan to grow crops artisan a skilled craftworker circumnavigate travel completely around something, as in circumnavigating the globe forcing a group of people to acquire the assimilation characteristics of a majority group city-state a politically independent city and the rural area or hinterland around it astrology science of using the stars to predict the future civic relating to citizenship or civic affairs
World views Contact and Change Glossary abstracts summaries of articles Ainu Indigenous people allegiance loyalty allegory a work in which the characters and events are meant to be understood as representing other things and symbolically expressing a deeper moral or political meaning altalt a device made of jointed wood that enabled an Aztec to throw a short spear a great distance with much Force alternate attendance the practice of forcing the daimyo to move from their home provinces to live in Edo every year anatomy the science that deals with the structure of animals and plants Anglophones people whose first language is English appeal make a formal request aqueduct a channel used to move water, usually supported on a bridge structure when it had to cross a valley arable land suitable for farming and agriculture archipelago a long chain of many islands arsenal a filled with weapons artifacts archaeological objects from the past such as clothing, tools, weapons, buildings, cooking utensils, jewellery, and personal items artisan a skilled craftworker assimilation forcing a group of people to acquire the characteristics of a majority group astrology science of using the stars to predict the future Aztec name given to the civilization created by a nomadic tribe (the Mexica) who settled in the Valley of Mexico during the 15th century backlash adverse or hostile reaction against change bias a type of prejudice rooted in a person’s point of view biodiversity a vast number of plant species in an ecosystem bullion supplies of gold and silver bunraku a puppet theatre in which large puppets enact the ordeals of separated lovers or dueling samurai caliph a supreme under the Islamic faith caliphate the area of jurisdiction of Islamic rulers calmecac the Aztec school for nobles calpolli units of organization in Aztec society cartographer a person who draws maps catastrophe a disaster cause an incident or series of incidents that lead to something else chacmool a reclining statue with a bowl for holding human hearts Chapultepec a tall hill across the lake from Tenochtitlan chinampas floating islands built in the water around Tenochtitlan to grow crops circumnavigate travel completely around something, as in circumnavigating the globe city-state a politically independent city and the rural area or hinterland around it civic relating to citizenship or civic affairs trial