Chapter 11

lands from central Mexico to northern Costa Rica

• Mesoamerica

• North America

• South America

among the first to use rubber

• Mayas

• Olmecs

• Aztecs

a Mesoamerica civilization from AD 250-900

• Aztecs

• Olmecs

• Mayas

an emperor of the Aztecs

• de Landa

• Montezuma

• Cortes

the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs

• Hernando Cortes

• Montezuma

• de Landa

scientists who study human origins and behavior

• archeologists

• anthropologists

• linguists

a Mayan folding book

a Spanish priest whose writings left much info about the Mayas

• Montezuma

• Cortes

• Diego de Landa

the mathematical concept developed by the Mayas

The Mayas used cacao beans to make a drink of chocolate, water, and _____ ________.