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