Maya Aztec, Inca Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Copan | ancient Mayan city, located in the present-day country of Honduras |
| civilization | culture that has developed systems of government, religion, and learning |
| Tikal | ancient Mayan city, located in the present-day country of Guatemala with many pyramids |
| pyramids | is a building with a square base and four triangular sides |
| hieroglyphics | symbols, signs, or pictures used in ancient writing |
| Tenochtitlan | Aztec city located in Lake Texcoco |
| specialize | able to concentrate on doing particular kinds of work |
| empire | group of lands and people under the control of one government |
| tribute | was a tax that was paid in goods or services |
| chinampas | floating gardens |
| causeway | a raised road that connects an island to the mainland |
| terraces | level fields built into a mountain; provided more flat land for farming especially for the Incas |
| Cuzco | Incan capital city; known as the cradle ancient Inca civilization |
| Machu Picchu | Incan city built in the Andes Mountains; on of the Inca's greatest achievements |
| emperor | absolute ruler |
| The 3 Sisters | trio of vegetables that grew well together; squash, beans, maize |
| obsidian | hard rock from volcanic rock that they Mayans used to make tools |
| Valley of Mexico | A valley where the Aztecs settled. |
| Aztlan | A land where the Aztecs supposedly came for. |
| Lake Texacoco | the lake the Aztecs settled on. |
| The Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus | an island where the Aztecs saw the sign as to where they were to settle |
| Moctezuma II | Last Aztec emperor, overthrown by the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes. |
| Pachacuti | Ruler under whom the Incan Empire grew quickly |
| Lake Titicaca | is the highest navigable lake in the world on the border of Bolivia and Peru |
| mita | labor tax system used by the Inca |
| Children of the Sun | name given to all Incas |
| llamas | used for their meat, wool, and to carry goods |
| irrigation | the watering of drylands and they did this by using streams, canals, or pipes to carry the water |
| Incan architecture | buildings were put together like a jigsaw puzzle without cement or mortar |
| Incan Trail | a network of roads used to communicate throughout the Incan Empire |
| quipus | A system of knotted cords of different sizes and colors used by the Incas for keeping records |
| Atahualpa | Last ruling Inca emperor of Peru. He was executed by the Spanish. |
| Inca | located along the west coast of South America |
| Maya | located in the Yucatan Peninsula |
| Aztec | located in the Valley of Mexico |
| maize | an important crop for the Maya, Inca, and Aztecs |
| Hernando Cortes | Conquered the Aztec Empire |
| Franciso Pizarro | Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire |
| Yucatan Peninsula | An area of land in Central America where the Mayan civilization settled. |
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