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| an area which extends from central Mexico into Central America |
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| a hard volcanic glass that was widely used in Mesoamerica |
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| the domestication of this corn was a cornerstone in the transition to agriculture from hunting and gathering. |
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| the first prominent culture in the lowlands of Mexico’s Gulf coast |
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| a calendar based on two interlocking cycles, the first was tied to a solar year, 365 days, and the second was 260 days. The two produced a century of 52 years. |
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| Mesoamerica’s first true city state. Located 30 miles northeast of Mexico City |
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| located at one end of the Avenue of the Dead, beside the Pyramid of the Moon. 210ft high. |
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| arose in southern Mesoamerica. Developed the most advanced writing system, and recorded on stone. |
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| the largest city of the Mayans. Population of 50 to 70,000 |
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| a Mayan calendar that dated from a fixed point in the past. |
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| supposedly descended from the barbaric northern people, capital at Tula in northern Mesoamerica. Fount of civilization and created a powerful empire. |
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| called themselves Mexica, originally a nomadic people according to myth, and settled on the island in Lake Texcoco. |
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| capital of the Aztec empire. Most populous in Mesoamerica. |
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| domesticating crops that are not native to that specific altitude. |
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| a site in the highlands that grew in influence. Center of a powerful religious cult. |
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| centered in the Inca and Nazca valleys. Built underground aqueducts to tap groundwater in the middle of the valley and divert it into the irrigation system. |
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| center of a Germanic invasion. The highest capital in the ancient world. Dominated the Titicaca basin and neighboring regions. |
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| was one of the largest states in the world. Had an ethnically and linguistically diverse population of millions. Called their territory the Land of the Four Quarters |
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| capital of the Incan Empire, located at the intersection of the Four Quarters. |
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| an Incan city located between two peaks on the eastern slopes of the Andes. |
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