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an organized society within a specific area
civilization
corn
maize
a Spanish conqueror
conquistador
What year did Francisco Pizarro conquer the Inca and take control of the region?
1537
a raised road across water or wet ground
causeway
The ________ believed their kings were related to the sun god.
Inca
a building from which people can study the sky
observatory
The Aztecs used floating gardens called ___________ to enable farmers to grow food where land was scarce.
chinampas
The lower class was made up of farmers, artisans, and servants. There were no slaves in this society.
Inca
Around 1200 BC, the Olmec settled in what is now __________.
southern Mexico
Around 1000 BC the ________ began settling in the lowlands of what is now northern Guatemala.
The Maya
the historic capital of the Aztecs, located in what is now Mexico
Tenochtitlán
__________ conquered the Inca and took control of the region.
Francisco Pizarro
This civilization ended around 400 BC. By then, trade had spread its influence across Mesoamerica. Later peoples were able to build on their achievements. One group they influenced was the Maya.
Olmec
____________ returned with many allies from other peoples in the region, and in 1521 they defeated the Aztecs and ended their empire.
Hernán Cortés
The ________ believed the gods needed blood to prevent disasters, so they offered their blood from piercings or sometimes used human sacrifices.
Maya