Mesoamerica Vocabulary

Olmec

• Strip of land that connects two landmasses

• The 1st civilization known for sculpting huge stone heads.The 3rd civilization known for being fierce warriors. Were defeated by Spanish conquistadors.

• The 3rd civilization known for being fierce warriors. Were defeated by Spanish conquistadors.

• An area of land in Central America where the Mayan civilization settled.

Maya

• The 4th civilization known for terrace farming and building roads used for trading.

• Aztec emperor. Killed by conquistadors that took him prisoner.

• Strip of land that connects two landmasses

• The 2nd civilization known for creating the 365 calendar and using the number zero.

Aztec

• A political system in which people or lands are controlled by one ruler

• The 1st civilization known for sculpting huge stone heads.

• Aztec emperor. Killed by conquistadors that took him prisoner.

• The 3rd civilization known for being fierce warriors. Were defeated by Spanish conquistadors.

Inca

• The 4th civilization known for terrace farming and building roads used for trading.

• Strip of land that connects two landmasses

• An area of land in Central America where the Mayan civilization settled.

• Buildings from which people could study the sky

empire

• Stone walls used to shape hillsides into flat leveled land that looked like a staircase.

• The 2nd civilization known for creating the 365 calendar and using the number zero.

• Stonework in grand buildings and temples. This was a major achievement of the Incans.

• A political system in which people or lands are controlled by one ruler

conquistador

• Spanish word for “Conqueror”

• Strip of land that connects two landmasses

• Ruled the Inca civilization in the mid-1400’s. He worked to expand Inca territory.

• The last Incan Emperor. He tried to kick out the Spanish and conquistadors. He is captured and killed by Francisco Pizarro

Moctezume II

• The 2nd civilization known for creating the 365 calendar and using the number zero.

• An area of land in Central America where the Mayan civilization settled.

• Aztec emperor. Killed by conquistadors that took him prisoner.

• Spanish Conquistador that conquered the Incan Empire

isthmus

• Aztec emperor. Killed by conquistadors that took him prisoner.

• Strip of land that connects two landmasses

• corn

• Buildings from which people could study the sky

maize

• corn

• The 3rd civilization known for being fierce warriors. Were defeated by Spanish conquistadors.

• Spanish word for “Conqueror”

• A political system in which people or lands are controlled by one ruler

Yucatan Peninsula

• The 1st civilization known for sculpting huge stone heads.

• An area of land in Central America where the Mayan civilization settled.

• The 2nd civilization known for creating the 365 calendar and using the number zero.

• Strip of land that connects two landmasses