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mesoamericans
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Llamas | incs used llamas for carrying heavy things |
| cactus | Aztecs used cactuses for many things like dye for clothes |
| Montezuma ll | Aztec emperor was Montezuma ll |
| bridges | incas used bridges to cross high places |
| tenochtitlan | an aztec temple that aztecs sacrificed people on |
| sacrifices | aztecs, mayas, and incas sacrificed so the gods would stay happy |
| messengers | incas had messengers to carry mail from one person to another until they reach the real message to the person to deliver it to |
| aztec daily life | men dressed in lion clothes women dressed in long skirts, blouses,and ponchos. |
| popol vuh | popol vuh was the sacred book for the mayas like the torah |
| city states | the city states were conquered by the aztecs and controlled by the mayas |
| chichen itza | chichen itza is a temple that the mayas have |
| sacred round | the sacred round was a callender it was 260 days long and was used to keep track of religious holidays and important events |
| spaca inca | incas believed that the spasa inca was the son of the sun god |
| machu picchu | machu picchu is a mountain 2430 meters above sea level |
| spanish explorers | one spanish explorer is hernan cortez in 1519 he set sail from cuba to search for riches in central america |