Description

raised roads across water or wet ground
floating gardens built by the Aztecs
group of Spanish soldiers
Aztecs built their capital city on this physical feature
Magnificent Aztec city built on an island
Group that traded jade and obsidian for forest goods and cotton
crop grown by Maya
stonework
Group known for their expert masonry
Incan masonry was cut so accurately the bricks needed none of this
Maya civilization located on this physical feature
to fight against authority
payment to a more powerful ruler or country
Inca leader who was captured by the Spanish
leader of Spanish invasion of Inca lands
Group conquered by Pizarro
leader of Spanish invasion of Aztec lands
Group conquered by Cortés
Who Moctezuma II believed Cortés to be
last Aztec emperor
Leader of the Incas who expanded territory in the mid-1400s
Maya had one for farming and one for religious events
Civilization that began to collapse in the 900s A.D.
Occupation of the first Aztecs
War, tribute, & trade were the key factors in the rise of this empire
The most important person in Aztec society
Approximate number of people the Aztec sacrificed each year
European country that conquered the Aztecs and Incas
Connected all parts of the Inca Empire
Event that took place soon before the Spaniards arrived and led to the fall of the Inca Empire
Ocean south of Mexico
Large body of water north of Mexico
Present-day city located where the Aztec city of Tenochitlán once was
Physical feature on which Tenochitlán was built
Present-day country in which the Inca Empire began
Inca capital

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