1. to reduce the amount in blocks or sizeable amounts

2. food and drink; necessary foods in order to stay alive

3. the ancient power structures which were cities that were fortified into independent units of strength

4. being of nobility or of a privileged upper-class

aristocratic
decimate
sustenance
city-states

Which is true about the monroe doctrine?

Choose the major southeast asian civilizations covered in this chapter. malaysia dai viet monsoon angkor champa

My latest book, fightin’, prose short fiction, is a combination. there’s nothing about being indian in there. just stories of people. why shouldn’t i write about non-indians? i don’t have to dress anybody in feathers." how does ortiz's use of language in this excerpt set an informal tone? a. by using contractions and sentence fragments, ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more familiar and casual. c. by using the term "indian" rather than "native american," ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more combative or hostile. b. by employing first-person pronouns, ortiz makes this part of the interview more solemn and pessimistic. d. by asking a rhetorical question, ortiz makes this part of the interview objectively and intentionally funny and lighthearted.