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Latin America
Ancient Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations
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History
6th Grade
05/20/2011

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Maya
Definition
civilization located southern Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Belize
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Aztec
Definition
civilization located modern-day Mexico
(Mexico City)
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Inca
Definition
civilization located in modern Peru in the Andes Mountains
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Maya
Definition
had the best developed written language in ancient Latin America
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Terracing
Definition
Inca method of building steps into the side of the Andes Mountains to make usable farmland
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Chinampas
Definition
"Floating gardens" used by the Aztecs to allow farming in the wet marsh and swampland
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Slash and Burn
Definition
method used by the Maya in order to farm in the rainforest
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Maya
Definition
skilled in math (concept of zero)and astronomy (calendar)
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Inca
Definition
built stone roads used by runners to communicate across the large empire
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Cuzco
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ancient capital of the Inca civilization
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Tenochtitlan
Definition
ancient capital of the Aztec civilization
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Hernan Cortes
Definition
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
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Francisco Pizarro
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Spanish soldier who defeated the Incas
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Aztec
Definition
their life centered on warfare
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Atahualpa
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ruler of the Inca
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Montezuma II
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ruler of the Aztec
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Machu Picchu
Definition
remarkable stone city built by the Inca in the Andes Mountains
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