Ancient Americas review

type of agriculture where land is prepared for planting by cutting/burning natural vegetation.

having a warm rainy climate

payment made in return for protection.

Mesoamerican civilization that reached its height between A.D. 250 and 900.

a narrow strip of land at connects two larger masses.

god of the Aztec, hunter-gatherers.

armed conflict between two groups in the same country.

Mayan game that was a mix of soccer, basketball & kickball-the use of hands wasn't allowed

type of book used by Mesoamericans to record historical events, recorded on tree bark.

"Place of the Prickly Pear Cactus", Valley of Mexico or home to the Actecs.

region that includes central/southern parts of Mexico and much of Central America.

narrow strips of land (25x30) almost completely surrounded by canals.

runners who carried messages up and down the length of the Incan Empire.

9th Inca ruler who came to power in AD 1438 & expanded the Incan empire.

earliest major Mesoamerican culture, which flourished from 1200-1400 BC.

area of dense jungle in Southeastern Mexico, extending into the Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean Sea

last Aztec emperor, who ruled from AD 1502-1520, was overthrown by the Spanish.

Great ruler of the Aztec empire, made lightning quick attacks took his enemies by surprise.

a culture that shapes and influences the customs and ideas of later cultures.

commons, slaves, nobles and merchants

an empire centered in what is now modern day Peru, from 1400-1523 A.D. or (C.E.).

roads to the mainland for the Aztecs

also known as Tenochca, named after Tenochtitlan, capital city, where they settled in 1325

ancient carved stone markers that call attention to important dates/events, used buy the Maya

secret messages carried in the form of knots and colored string by the Incas.