Ch. 16 Flashcards
1
Q
maize
A
corn
2
Q
observatories
A
buildings from which people could study the sky
3
Q
causeways
A
raised roads across water or wet ground
4
Q
conquistadors
A
Spanish conquerors
5
Q
Hernan Cortes
A
reached Mexico in 1519
6
Q
Moctezuma ll
A
the Aztec emperor
7
Q
Pachacuti
A
the ruler in mid-1400s and began to expand Inca territory
8
Q
Quechua
A
an official Inca language
9
Q
masonry
A
stonework
10
Q
Atahualpa
A
the rule’s son
11
Q
Francisco Pizarro
A
led 180 Spanish soldiers
12
Q
aspect
A
a part of something
13
Q
rebel
A
to fight against authority
14
Q
motive
A
reason for doing something
15
Q
distribute
A
to divided among a group of people
