History 8 Study Guide (3rd Nine Weeks)

Floating Gardens that were created by the Aztecs and used to grow crops

in the swampy areas of Tenochtitlan

• Chinampas
• Aztec Gardens

an area that was located from Southern Mexico all the way through

Central America

• Central America
• Mesoamerica

an important crop of MesoAmerica Civilizations, known as Corn

• Maize

• Wheat

2 largest Mayan Cities

• Tikal and Copan

• Chichen Itza and Uxmal

The Maya invented of the idea of the number

• five (5)

• zero (0)

Theories of that led to the mysterious downfall of the Mayans

• Alien invasion, time travel, loss of money

• Food Shortages, Disease,

  War

the capital city of the Aztecs located on the island in Lake Texcoco

• Mayapan
• Tenochtitlan

Conquistador

• Spanish Soldier

• Bull fighter

leader of the Spanish Conquistadors that helped defeat the

Aztecs

• Francisco Pizarro
• Hernan Cortes

the leader of the Aztecs who were defeated by the Spanish

Conquistadors

• Hernán Cortés
• Montezuma