| A | B |
|---|
| Machu Picchu | means "Old Mountain" |
| Mexico & Central America | Where Mayas built cities |
| Corn | Important Mayan crop |
| Tikal | Mayan City on Yucatan Peninsula |
| hieroglyphics | Maya system of writing |
| farmers | Base of the Mayan social pyramid |
| priests | Top of the Mayan social pyramid |
| Valley of Mexico | Where the Aztec civilization developed |
| Chinampas | Floating gardens used for growing food |
| Causeways | System that linked Tenochtitlan to the mainland |
| Trained runners | Used by Incas to communicate speedily |
| Cuzco | Capital of the Incan Empire |
| Terraces | Rugged, hilly areas used by Incas for farming |
| Machu Picchu | Stone buildings in the Andes built by the Incas |
| Cajamarca | City in Peru established between 1943 and 1525 |
| Location of Incan Empire | Western part of South America |
