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Mesoamerica
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Maize | corn |
| Observatories | - buildings from which people could study the sky |
| Astronomer | - A person who studies the stars and planets |
| Causeways | - raised roads across water or wet ground |
| Conquistadors | - Spanish conquerors |
| Masonry | - stonework (the Incas were master builders) |
| Aspect | - a part of something |
| Rebel - to fight against authority | - to fight against authority |
| Motive | - reason for doing something |
| Distribute - to divide among a group of people | - to divide among a group of people |
| Quechua | - an official Inca language |
| Moctezuma II | - Aztec emperor |
| Pachacuti | - Inca ruler that expanded their territory |