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Mesoamericans
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chocolate | Maya Drank 50 Jars a day Created Chocolate |
| Inca Bridges | Inca Built by hand Very large |
| Chichen Itza | Maya Can go there today Pok ta pok play there |
| Tenochitilan | Aztec Surrounded by water Aztec capital |
| Machu Picchu | Inca 7,000 feet above sea level built in 1400s |
| Sacred Round | Maya Calendar 365 Days |
| Popol Vuh | Maya Like a torah |
| Quipu | Inca Used to tell stories used to count |
| Montezuma ll | Aztec Emperor If you look at him you get killed Carried on litter |
| City-States | Maya Independent City Own government |
| Aztec Daily Life | Aztec Would eat corn for most meals Did not follow rules,got sacrificed |
| Llamas | Inca Carry things around Also made coats and had meat |
| Human sacrifice | Aztec Did not follow rules get sacrificed |
| Cactus | Maya Used as food Aztec Die |
| Inca messengers | Inca sent messages sent food |
| Spanish explorers | Inca Let them in because thought they were a g-d Treated them like g-ds spanish made inca get very sick then took over the land |
| Sapa Inca | Inca Ruler Son of sun g-d |
| Beaty for Incas | Inca Thought cross eye was pretty |
| Priests | Maya Killed Many people |