Incan and Aztec Civilizations

Tribute

• A payment made by one country to another as a sign of respect.
• The Sun god
• Mita
• Talent
• Machu Picchu

Aqueduct

• A structure used to bring fresh water into a city.
• A payment made by one country to another as a sign of respect.
• The Sun god
• Mita
• Machu Picchu

Causeway

• A raised road or path to get across low or wet land (water).
• A structure used to bring fresh water into a city.
• A payment made by one country to another as a sign of respect.
• The Sun god
• Mita

Chinampa

• Small, stationary rafts on a lake used for agriculture.
• A raised road or path to get across low or wet land (water).
• A structure used to bring fresh water into a city.
• A payment made by one country to another as a sign of respect.
• The Sun god

Conquistador

• One of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico.
• Small, stationary rafts on a lake used for agriculture.
• A raised road or path to get across low or wet land (water).
• A structure used to bring fresh water into a city.
• A payment made by one country to another as a sign of respect.

Calpulli

• A clan or group of families that shared land, schools, and a temple (city-state).
• One of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico.
• Small, stationary rafts on a lake used for agriculture.
• A raised road or path to get across low or wet land (water).
• A structure used to bring fresh water into a city.

Quipu

• A way of calculating and recording information using colored and knotted string.
• A clan or group of families that shared land, schools, and a temple (city-state).
• One of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico.
• Small, stationary rafts on a lake used for agriculture.
• A raised road or path to get across low or wet land (water).

Chasquis

• The messengers (runners) of the Inca Empire.
• A way of calculating and recording information using colored and knotted string.
• A clan or group of families that shared land, schools, and a temple (city-state).
• One of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico.
• Small, stationary rafts on a lake used for agriculture.

Quechua

• A family of languages used by people in parts of South America.
• The messengers (runners) of the Inca Empire.
• A way of calculating and recording information using colored and knotted string.
• A clan or group of families that shared land, schools, and a temple (city-state).
• One of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico.

Stela

• Stone slab or column with a commemorative message or design (gravestone).
• A family of languages used by people in parts of South America.
• The messengers (runners) of the Inca Empire.
• A way of calculating and recording information using colored and knotted string.
• A clan or group of families that shared land, schools, and a temple (city-state).