Ch 2 Inca and Aztec

The Sapa Inca was the powerful leader, or _____, of the empire.

• president

• emperor

• priest

• umpire

Inca family units of 10-20 people were called

• government

• social structure

• allyus

• terraces

A flat level area carved into a slope

• irrigation

• terrace

• aqueduct

• litter

A man-made channel across land that moved water to crops

• litter

• terrace

• irrigation canal

• chinampas

Inca built flat level places in hill on which to grow crops

• terrace farming

• irrigation canals

• temples

• aqueducts

Nobles sat on a chair or bed held by two poles and carried by people or animals

• litter

• chariot

• terrace

• canal

A canal made for moving water across land

• litter

• vehicle

• tunnel

• aqueduct

A floating garden

• chinampas

• terrace

• adobe

• irrigation

Clay bricks used to make homes

• chinampas

• adobe

• concrete

• cabin

A raised roadway across a swamp or body of water

• tressel

• causeway

• epidemic

• canal