Mesoamerica Vocabulary Terms (16)
Mesoamerica: early civilization including Mexico and Central America; based on sedentary agriculture and the cultivation of corn (maize) and food production.
Pyramid of the Sun: pyramid found in ancient Teotihuacan; larger than the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
Loco graphic: language in which each picture represents a single concept.
Codex Mendoza: documents containing "tribute lists" detailing materials paid to the Aztec Empire by its provincial provinces.
Olmec: the first Mesoamerican civilization
Tikal: the most important Mayan political center between the 4th and 9th centuries.
Hernando Cortes: the Spanish conqueror of the Aztec Empire.
Francisco Pizarro: the Spanish conqueror of the Inca Empire.
Maya: Mesoamerican civilization located on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala and Honduras.
Inca: Mesoamerican civilization who ruled Peru.
Aztec: Mesoamerican civilization who ruled Mexico.
Chichen Itza: large ancient Mayan city on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
Tenochtitlan: capital of the Aztec Empire.
Cusco: capital of the Inca Empire.
Conquistadors: Spanish soldiers
Quechua: the official language of the Inca Empire.
Mesoamerica: early civilization including Mexico and Central America; based on sedentary agriculture and the cultivation of corn (maize) and food production.
Pyramid of the Sun: pyramid found in ancient Teotihuacan; larger than the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
Loco graphic: language in which each picture represents a single concept.
Codex Mendoza: documents containing "tribute lists" detailing materials paid to the Aztec Empire by its provincial provinces.
Olmec: the first Mesoamerican civilization
Tikal: the most important Mayan political center between the 4th and 9th centuries.
Hernando Cortes: the Spanish conqueror of the Aztec Empire.
Francisco Pizarro: the Spanish conqueror of the Inca Empire.
Maya: Mesoamerican civilization located on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala and Honduras.
Inca: Mesoamerican civilization who ruled Peru.
Aztec: Mesoamerican civilization who ruled Mexico.
Chichen Itza: large ancient Mayan city on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
Tenochtitlan: capital of the Aztec Empire.
Cusco: capital of the Inca Empire.
Conquistadors: Spanish soldiers
Quechua: the official language of the Inca Empire.