4.1 Vocab
valley in Mexico in which the numerous Mesoamerican civilizations, including the Aztecs, arose
Valley of Mexico
the title of the Inca emperor
Sapa-Inca
large underground chamber that the Anasazi used for religious ceremonies and political meetings
Kiva
corn
Maize
Ancestral Puebloans got food primarily by
Farming
in the Aztec empire, an artificial island used to cultivate crops and made of mud piled atop reed mats that were anchored to the lake bed with willow trees
Chinampa
a mixture of clay and plant fibers that becomes hard as it dries in the sun and that can be used for building
Adobe
an embankment or other construction made of earth
Earthwork
Capital city of the Incan empire
Cuzco
The language spoken by the Inca was known as
Quechua
payment that conquered peoples may be forced to pay their conquerors
Tribute
knotted strings used by Inca officials for record-keeping
Quipu
political alliance of five Iroquois groups, known as the Five Nations, in the late 1500s
Iroquois League
the largest Anasazi pueblo, built in New Mexico in the a.d. 900s
Pueblo Bonito
In Aztec mythology, it
was in the city of ________ that the gods created the world in which the Aztec
lived.
Teotihuacán
in the ancient world, a tall, commemorative monument that was often decorated
Stela
the Inca sun god
Inti
in Illinois, the largest earthwork of the Mississippian culture, c. a.d. 700
Cahokia
Leaders of the Inca villages were called?
Ayllu
What method of recording of history were used by the Maya and the Aztec
Hieroglyphics
region of North America, including Mexico and Central America, in which civilizations with common cultural features developed before Europeans entered the continent
Mesoamerica
a culture that thrived in the Andean region from about a.d. 600 to 1000
Huari
among Native American groups of the Northwest Coast, ceremonial gift-giving by people of high rank and wealth
Potlatch
First American civilization
Olmec
Contrast the environments in which the Inca and Aztec lived.
The Inca lived in the mountains while the Aztec lived in a valley on a high plateau.