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Chapter 16 Vocabular
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Maize | Corn |
| Aspect | A part of something |
| Rebel | To fight against authority |
| Observatories | Buildings where people study the sky |
| Causeways | Raised roads across water or wet ground |
| Conquistadors | Spanish conquerors |
| Moctezuma II | The Aztec emperor, who believed Cortes was a god |
| Cuzco | The capital of the Incan Empire |
| Quecha | The official language of the Inca |
| Distribute | To divide among a group of people |
| Atahualpq | Incan ruler who was captured by Pizarro |
| Quipus | Knotted cords used by the Incans to keep records |
| Motive | Reason for doing something |
| Masonry | Stonework |