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| another name for Central America |
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| of or designating a Mesoamerican civilization, c1000–400 b.c., along the southern Gulf coast of mexico, characterized by extensive agriculture, a dating system, long-distance trade networks, pyramids and ceremonial centers, and very fine jade work. |
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| an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like. |
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| the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of mexico City. |
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| small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes. Ancient name for the Valley of Mexico. |
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| a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem. |
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| the ruins of an ancient Mesoamerican city in central Mexico, near mexico City, that flourished a.d. c200–c750 and is the site of the pyramids of the sun and moon and of many temples, palaces, and dwellings. |
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| sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall. |
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| the ruler of the Kingdom of Cusco and later, the Emperor of the Inca Empire |
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| a city in S central Peru: former capital of the Inca Empire, with extensive Inca remains; university (1692). Pop: 307 000 (2005 est) |
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| a device consisting of a cord with knotted strings of various colors attached, used by the ancient Peruvians for recording events, keeping accounts, etc. |
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| s the traditional form of a community in the Andes, especially among Quechuas and Aymaras. the basic political and social units of pre-Inca and Inca life. |
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| something formed as a terrace. |
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| a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level.[1][2] It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor, Pachacuti. |
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| a former monetary unit of Peru |
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| designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented. |
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