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Chapter 12 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Farmland | The Aztecs went to war for this precious resource |
Mexico City | Modern city on the site of Tenochtitlan |
Codices | Books made of bark which tell stories of Aztec life |
Good Harvest | The Aztecs asked their gods for this during religious ceremonies |
Tribute | A forced payment of goods demanded by the Aztecs |
Formal education | Aztec boys began formal education at age 10 |
Montezuma ll | Aztec emperor who was taken prisoner by the Spanish and later killed |
Sun God | This god played a very important role for the Aztecs |
Chinampas | Floating Aztec gardens |
Trepanning | Early Incan surgery know as brain surgery |
Llama | Animal which appears on Incan figurines |
Pachacuti | Incan ruler who built a great empire including Peru |
Machu Picchu | Incan city ruins still standing today in the Andes mountains |
Chasqui | Incan runner who delivered messages in the Incan Empire |
Francisco Pizzaro | Spanish explorer who conquered the Incan Empire |
Quipu | Cord with knotted strings which Incans used for counting |
Cuzco | Incan capital city |
Barter | System the Incas used for trading goods and services |
Nobles | Incan class group who ran the government and army |
Wool | Product used from alpacas and llamas by the Incans |
Tenochtitlan | An ancient Aztec city founded in A.D. 1325 on a small island in Lake Texcoco |
Hernan Cortez | A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec civilization in A.D. 1521 |