| A | B |
|---|
| Olmecs | 1st American Civilization |
| Mayan location | Yucatan in S.Mexico to Central America |
| Mayan time period | A.D. 300 - 900 |
| Tikal | largest Mayan city |
| Mayan government | Each city-state had its own ruler |
| Mayan Achievements | concept of zero, calendar,hieroglyphic writing system |
| Mayan Decline | All theories - disease, war, high taxes |
| Teotihuacan | great city whose people greatly influenced the Aztecs |
| Aztec time period | 1200's-1500's |
| Aztec location | Spread across Mexico |
| Maize | corn |
| Tenochtitlan | powerful Aztec city |
| Chinampas | Aztec floating gardens |
| Tribute | payment from conquered people |
| Aztec government | single ruler |
| Francisco Pizarro | Spanish Conquistador who conquered Incans |
| Mayan Religion | polytheistic |
| Huitzilopochtli | Main Aztec God - Sun God |
| Aztec Achievements | Medicinal developments, calendar |
| Sapa Inca | emperor of Incas (Pachacuti) |
| Cuzco | capital of Incan empire |
| Inca location | Western coast of South America, Peru |
| Inca time period | 1400's-1500's |
| Quechua | Incan language |
| Incan government | Similar to Egypt - one head ruler, other nobles ruled smaller villages |
| Incan farming | Terrace farming |
| Incan Religion | polytheistic |
| Chosen Women | attendants to Inti |
| Inti | Incan sun God |
| Hernando Cortez | Spanish Conquistador who conquered Aztecs |
