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JAT The Americas 16
Vocabulary Chapter 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mesoamerica | Ancient region including present-day Mexico and most of Central America |
| Teotihuacán | Site in central Mexico that in ancient times was one of the largest cities in the world. |
| Cuzco | City in southern Peru. Capital of the Incan empire |
| Cahokia | City in south-western Illinois on the Mississippi River near St. Louis; largest city of the Mississippian Mound Builders. |
| Olmec | Near Vera Cruz, Mexico. Built a far-reaching trading empire. They enjoyed rich farming and resources. |
| Maya | Built another civilization in the steamy rain forests of the Yucatan Peninsula. |
| Toltec | seized northern Mexico after the Maya left. They built Tula northwest of Mexico City. |
| Moche | People were located in the dry coastal desert of what is now Peru. They dug canals for water to bloom the desert with crops. |
| Inca | Built empires in Andes and present-day Peru |
| Hohokam | planted gardens between the Salt and Gila. They dug canals to water corn, cotton |
| Anasazi | moved into the region's New Mexico's canyons and cliffs. Made Pueblos, farmed and controlled the trade in turquoise |
| Glacier | Huge sheets of ice |
| Monopoly | sole right |
| Peten | "Flat region", located in Guatemala |
| Tenochtitlan | "Place of the prickly pear cactus" The Aztec's new city. |
| Pachacuti | Greatest Incan leader meaning "Earthshaker" |
| Iroquois | League including the Onondaga, Seneca, Mohawk, Oneida, and Cayuga |
| Quipu | Rope with knotted cords of different length and colors. |
| Igloo | Dome-shaped homes from blocks of ice and snow. |
| adobe | sun-dried mud brick |
| confederation | a loose union of several groups or states |
| Hispaniola | island which is present day Haiti and the Dominican Republic; Columbus landed there during his first exploration in 1492 |
| Extremadura | the part of Spain known for its poor soil, blistering hot summers, and icy winters |
| Hernán Cortés | Spanish conquistador who, with a small army, conquered Montezuma and the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán |
| Montezuma II | Aztec emperor who dreamed that a huge army would one day invade the Aztec; he feared Cortés was a god coming to reclaim his land and did not immediately fight the Spanish; he was killed during later fighting |
| Malintzin | A Mayan woman given to Cortés by the Tabascans; she spoke both Mayan and Nahuati, the language of the Aztec; the information she gave Cortés helped him form alliances to defeat Montezuma |
| Francisco Pizarro | Spanish explorer who captured the Inca empire in Peru; Pizarro's conquest opened most of South America to Spanish rule |
| Atahualpa | emperor of the Inca; Pizarro had him tried in a military court; he was sentenced to death in 1533 |
| Conquistador | Spanish conqueror or soldier in the Americas |
| treason | disloyalty to the government |
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