6th Grade Module 8

Front

Organized society within a specific area

Back

civilization

Front

Corn

Back

maize

Front

Maya city in which King Pacal had a temple built to record his achievements

Back

Palenque

Front

buildings from which people could study the sky

Back

observatory

Front

Island city and capital of the Aztec Empire

Back

Tenochtitlan

Front

raised roads across water or wet ground

Back

causeway

Front

Spanish conquerors

Back

Conquistadors

Front

capital of the Inca Empire, located in present-day Peru

Back

Cuzco

Front

official language of the Inca

Back

Quechua

Front

stonework

Back

masonry