Mesoamerica

Region extending across Southern Mexico and most of Central America

• Mesopotamia

• Mesoamerica

• Egypt

• Greece

Type of corn originally grown in Mesoamerica

• Popcorn

• Squash

• Pumpkins

• Maize

Farming technique in which plants in a given area are cut down and burned to fertilize the soil for further use

• Slash & Burn Agriculture

• Wear & Tear Agriculture

• Terrace Farming

• Field Rotation

Sharp volcanic rock that was traded throughout the Mayan civilization

• Diamond

• Obsidian

• Gold

• Red Stone

A term for an earlier or ancient culture that has great and widespread influence on later cultures and people

• Mother Culture

• Culture Mother

• Beginning Culture

• Influential Civilization

An ancient book (or scroll) used by the Aztecs to explain their history

• Scroll

• Textbook

• Codex

• Painting

A payment made by one country to another as a sign of respect

• Dues

• Taxes

• Tribute

• Loans

Artificial islands or “floating gardens” built on a lake for agricultural purposes

• Machu Picchu

• Conquistador

• Quechua

• Chinampas

Spanish soldiers who tried to conquer as much land as possible for Spain

• Conquistadors

• Spartacus

• Veterans

• Spaniards

Official language of the Inca Empire that all subjects were forced to use for official communications.

• Latin

• Quechua

• Spanish

• Italian