Aztecs/Mayas/Incas Flashcards
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| 92989144 | empire | territory and people under the control of one leader or group | 0 | |
| 92989145 | canals | man-made waterways used to irrigate crops | 1 | |
| 92989146 | sacrifice | choosing of an animal, person, slave to be given to the Gods | 2 | |
| 92989147 | slash and burn | method of farming used by by the Aztecs and Mayans | 3 | |
| 92989148 | terrace | method of farming used by the Incas | 4 | |
| 92989149 | Yucatan Peninsula | part of Central America where the Mayas settled | 5 | |
| 92989150 | maize | another word for corn | 6 | |
| 92989151 | Andes Mountains | location of where the Incas settled | 7 | |
| 92989152 | Northern Mexico | location of where the Aztecs settled | 8 | |
| 92989153 | Hernando Cortes | Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs | 9 | |
| 92989154 | Asia | people immigrated from this continent across the Bering Strait | 10 | |
| 92989155 | Tenochtitlan | capital city of the Aztec civilization which is now modern day Mexico City | 11 | |
| 92989156 | Inca | most devoloped, most technological civilization | 12 |