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Aztec Vocab Giselle
| Margin | edge of something,such as an area of land. |
| Reign | period during which someone is king or queen. |
| Theft | crime of stealing. |
| Monarch | king or queen. |
| Unique | unusually good and special. |
| Classic | considered important and of high quality,with a value that lasts for a long time. |
| Arid | lacking in rainfall. |
| Basin | a bowl-shaped area,often with a lake at the bottom. |
| Mercenary | soldiers-for-hire. |
| Chinamapa | floating gardens the Aztecs created. |
| Nezahualcoyotl | a ruler of a city-state. |
| Moctezuma | a emperor from the throne in 1502. |
| Agrarian | most of their lives were related to farming. |
| Tribute | goods paid as taxes by conquered peoples. |
| Prime Minister | the chief official appointed by the ruler of a country. |
| causeway | a raised road across a body of water. |
| shrine | a place of worship that is dedicated to a sacred object or person. |
| Fine Art | works that are created mainly to be admired. |
| Orator | public speakers. |