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mesoamerica
vocab
Term | Definition |
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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 |
Motive | reason for doing something |
Distribute | to divide among a group of people |
Quechua | an official Inca language |
Moctezuma II | Aztec emperor |
Pachacuti | Inca ruler that expanded their territory |