Unit 1 Vocabulary Test Review

An ancient manuscript text in book form

• Codex

• Glyphs

• Maize

• Terraces

Corn; major crop grown by Mayans

• Codex

• Chinampas

• Maize

• Glyphs

A picture form of writing; often seen as carvings in Mayan architecture

• Codex

• Glyphs (hieroglyphs)

• Mesoamerica

• Quipu

An area that includes what is today southern Mexico and the western part of Central America

• City-State

• Mesoamerica

• Temple

• South America

Usually situated at the center of a Mayan City-State. This was a religious place of worship and believed to be the home of the gods.

• City-State

• Temple

• Nobles

• Templo Mayor

Name given to a region of the Mayans. Each had its own leader/government and grew outward from a city center, such as a temple

• Nation

• Country

• Temple

• City-State

Aztec capital city built on a swampy island

• Tenochtitlan
• Cuzco
• Machu Picchu
• Pacal

The aztecs built these raised roads across water or wet ground

• causeways

• chinampas

• aqueducts

• canals

Floating gardens built by the Aztecs

• chinampas
• mita
• masonry
• terraced farming

When Tenochtitlan became overpopulated, how did the Aztec expand the city?

• They drained the lake around the city
• They built more chinampas
• They moved the city
• They tied boats around the city