Americas Vocab/IWW

South American river with a huge rain forested basin

Present day nation where the Mayan and Aztec states were centered

The first inhabitants of the Americas migrated from this continent

Mexican peninsula, home to the Mayan civilization

Great mountain range of Mexico

People of the Yucatan, southern Mexico, and northern Central America

Great mountain range of western North America

Most important food crop of Mesoamerica

Wandering warriors who settled in central Mexico

People who destroyed the Aztec and Incan empires