| A | B |
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| civilization | an advanced culture which has cities, complex religion, organized government, specialized jobs, social classes, and record keeping |
| hieroglyphics | writing that uses pictures to represent words |
| maquitl | Aztec weapon that is like a club with sharp obsideon glass edges |
| Tikal | capital of Maya empire |
| Tenochtitlan | Capital of Aztec empire |
| Cuzco | capital of Inca empire |
| around 900AD | when Mayas abandoned their cities and moved into the forests |
| Lake Texcoco | location of Tenochtitlan |
| Sapa Inca | King of the Inca Empire |
| Maize | favorite food of Aztec and Mayas |
| Potato | favorite food of Incas |
| Maya Calendar | made up of combination of both sacred and solar calendars |
| Tribute | when goods are paid to the king instead of money |
| Andes Mountains | area where Cuzco is located in the Inca Empire |
| chinampas | Aztec garden built up in Lake Texcoco |
| Machu Pichu | ancient Inca city rediscovered in 1912 |
| Terraced Farming | Inca farming that was done on steep hillsides. Each terrace was a flat step to plant on. |
| llamas | pack animals used by the Inca |
| chaski | highly trained Incan runners that delivered messages |
| Zero | The Mayas were mathmeticians who first created this concept. |
| Eagle | animal that helped direct the Aztecs to their new home in Tenochtitlan |
| Huitzilopochtli | Aztec God of War |
