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Chapter 14-15 vocab
History
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| Mesoamerica-a region that includes the southern part of what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of Central America. |
| Maize-corn. |
| Obsidian-a sharp, glass like volcanic rock. |
| Pacal-a king who had a temple built to record his acheivments as king. |
| Rebel-to fight against authority. |
| Aspects-parts. |
| Popol Vuh-where Maya legends and history were written. |
| Observatories-buildings to study astronomy. |
| Causeways-raised roads across water or wet ground. |
| Conquistadors-soilders. |
| Hernan Cortes-a man who led a small group of Conpuistadors to the Aztec empire and was thoght to be a god by Moctezuma II. He was given gifts by Moctezuma II and captured Moctezuma II after seeing that the Aztecs had gold. |
| Moctezuma II-the Aztec emporer who mistakenly thought that Hernan Cortes was a god and brought his |
| Motive-for doing something. |
| Codex-an acient book where the Aztecs kept writen historical records in. |
| Pachacuti-an Incan emporer who led them to expand their territory and brought them to their heigt. |
| Quencha-the Inca's official language. |
| llamas-animals that are related to camel but native to South America. |
| Atahualpa-1 of the sones of the Inca ruler who fought with his brother for the throne and wn. Francisco Pizarro-a Spaniard who led a group of Conquistadors and told Atahualpa to convert to |
| Distribute-to divide among a group o people. |
| Masonry-stonework. |