The Americas: Maya, Aztec, Inca

250-850 AD; Civilization located in Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico

• Maya

• Inca

• Aztec

• Blackfoot

"Middle" of the Americas; Mexico through Central America

• Center America

• In between America

• Mesoamerica

• Northern Southern America

Landform in Mexico that separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea

• Chinampas

• Aqeuduct

• Andes Mountains

• Yucatan Peninsula

Mayan city located on the Yucatan Peninsula; home to several step pyramid temples.

• Chichen Itza

• Tenochtitlan

• Machu Picchu

• Cuzco

Maize is...

• Beans

• Rice

• Margarine

• Corn

Also known as a glyph; a symbol that stands for a word

• Hieroglyphic

• Calligraphy

• Spanish

• Quetzal

a colorful tropical bird whose feathers were traded

• Toucan

• Flamingo

• Quetzal

• Parakeet

natural volcanic glass; a rock used to make very sharp blades for spears and arrows.

• Charcoal

• Lava

• Porcelain

• Obsidian

1300-1521 AD; civilization located in Central Mexico

• Maya

• Inca

• Aztec

• Aborigines

site of modern-day Mexico City; Aztec city located on an island in Lake Texcoco

• Chichen Itza

• Cuzco

• Tenochtitlan

• Machu Picchu