"Americas on the Eve of Invasion"
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| 106277829 | calpulli | Clans in Aztec society, later expanded to include residential groups that distributed land and provided labor and warriors. | 0 | |
| 106277830 | chinampas | Beds of aquatic weeds, mud, and earth placed in frames made of cane and rooted in lakes to create "floating islands"; system of irrigated agriculture ustilized by Aztecs. | 1 | |
| 106277831 | pochteca | Special merchant class in Aztec society; specialized in long-distance trade in luxury items. | 2 | |
| 106277832 | split inheritance | All titles and political power went to successor, but wealth and land remained in hands of male descendents for support of cult of dead Inca's mummy. | 3 | |
| 106277833 | huacas | Incan holy shrines. | 4 | |
| 106277834 | curacas | Incan local rulers. | 5 | |
| 106277835 | tambos | Way stations used by Incas as inns and storehouses; supply centers for Inca armies on the move; relay points for system of runners used to carry messages. | 6 | |
| 106277836 | mita | Labor extracted for lands assigned to the state and the religion; all communities were expected to contribute; an essential aspect of Inca imperial control. | 7 | |
| 106277837 | quipu | System of knotted strings utilized by the Incas in place of a writing system; could contain numerical and other types of information for censuses and financial records. | 8 | |
| 106277838 | Topiltzin | Religious leader and reformer of the Toltecs; dedicated to the god Quetzalcoatl. | 9 | |
| 106277839 | Quetzalcoatl | Toltec and Aztec god; the Feathered Serpent. | 10 | |
| 106277840 | Tlaloc | Aztec go associated with fertility and the agricultural cycle; god of rain. | 11 | |
| 106277841 | Huitzilopochtli | Aztec tribal patron god; central figure of cult of human sacrifice and warfare; identified with old sun god. | 12 | |
| 106277842 | Nezhualcoyotl | Leading Aztec king of the 15th century. | 13 | |
| 106277843 | Pachacuti | Ruler of Inca society from 1438-1471; launched a series of military campaigns that gave Incas control of the region from Cuzco to the shores of Lake Titicaca. | 14 | |
| 106277844 | Mesoamerica | Ancient Mexico and Central America. | 15 | |
| 106277845 | Tenochtitlan | Center of Aztec power; founded on marshy island in Lake Texcoco. | 16 | |
| 106277846 | Twantinsuyu | Word for Inca Empire; region from present-day Colombia to Chile and eastward to northern Argentina. | 17 | |
| 106277847 | Temple of the Sun | Inca religious center located in Cuzco; center of religion; held mummies of past Incas. | 18 |
