Aztec Empire Vocabulary

Define: chinampas

• the agricultural system established by the Aztecs

• a type of food Aztecs would eat

• Aztec clothing

• Miss Hogman's favorite dinner

Define: conquistadors

• occurring before the arrival of the Europeans

• gifts, or forced taxes, given by a weaker state to the empire

• early Spanish adventurers and conquerors

• Aztec gods

Define: pre-conquest

• Aztec god of the sun

• occurring before the arrival of the Europeans

• the agricultural system established by the Aztecs

• a natural low spot on the earth’s surface

Define: basin

• gifts, or forced taxes, given by a weaker state to the empire

• Aztec gods

• Aztec god of the sun

• a natural low spot on the earth’s surface

Define: tribute

• gifts, or forced taxes, given by a weaker state to the empire

• Aztec gods

• Aztec god of the sun

• a natural low spot on the earth’s surface

Define: deities

• gifts, or forced taxes, given by a weaker state to the empire

• gods

• Aztec god of the sun

• a natural low spot on the earth’s surface

Define: Huitzilopochtli

• gifts, or forced taxes, given by a weaker state to the empire

• gods

• Aztec god of the sun

• a natural low spot on the earth’s surface

Define: Polytheistic

• the capitol and largest city of the Aztec Empire

• gods

• believing in more than one god

• believing in only ONE god

Define: codex

• A ritual ball game of the Maya, versions of which are found throughout Mesoamerica

• Aztec word for "manuscript book"

• gifts, or forced taxes, given by a weaker state to the empire

• Aztec gods

Define: Pok-a-Tok

• A ritual ball game of the Maya, versions of which are found throughout Mesoamerica

• Aztec word for "manuscript book"

• gifts, or forced taxes, given by a weaker state to the empire

• Aztec gods