Mesoamerican Civilization
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- Q1A country in present day South America where the Inca livedPeru30s
- Q2A Native American people who built a notable civilization in western South America in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The center of their empire was in present-day Peru. Francisco Pizarro of Spain conquered the empire.Incas30s
- Q3An ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopesTerraced farming30s
- Q4The major South American mountain range that was where the Incas settled.Andes Mountains30s
- Q5Abandoned city high in the Andes mountains that showcases the architectural genius of the Inca. Machu Picchu was originally built for kings.Machu Picchu30s
- Q6A Spanish conquistador who went to the Incas and took emperor prisoner and then killed him and took over the Inca empire;Francisco Pizarro30s
- Q7Last ruling Inca emperor of Peru. He was executed by the Spanish. (p. 438)Atahualpa30s
- Q8The capital city of the Aztecs.Tenochititlan30s
- Q9Area in central Mexico that is present-day Mexico CityValley of Mexico30s
- Q10floating gardens built by the Aztec. Corn, avocados, beans, chili peppers, squash and tomatoes were grown in these gardens.chinampas30s
- Q11Aztec chieftan; encountered Cortes and the Spanish and saw that they rode horses; Montezuma assumed that the Spanish were gods. He welcomed them hospitably, but the explorers soon turned on the natives and ruled them for three centuries.Montezuma30s
- Q12Spanish explorers who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain in the 1500s and 1600sConquistador30s
- Q13Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)Hernan Cortes30s
- Q14Mayans believed that their kings descended from the sun.God-king30s
- Q15Mayans studied the stars to create a 365-day calendar.Astronomy/calendar30s