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history study for maya aztec and inca
Term | Definition |
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chocolate | maya. Used it for currency. The emperor drank 100s of cups a day |
Incan bridges | Bridges built by Incas. Made out of straw. |
chichen Itza | A mayan pyramid is here . Twice a year a shadow appears that looks like a serpent slithering down its steps. |
Tenochtitlan | An Aztec city. It was built on river canals. Their was a market. |
sacred round | A mayan religious calendar |
city-states | A city with its own government. |
human sacrifices | The Aztec did them for religious purposes. The Inca also did them but not as many. |
quipu | A piece of string and from it dangled shorter strings of many colors. |
Aztec daily life punishment | Brought boy near fire. Thew chilies in the fire and it stung the child's eyes |
sapa Inca | The ruler of the inca. The living god of the sun god |