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
conquistador
A
spanish conquerors
5
Q
Moctezuma II
A
he welcomed the Spanish conquerors
6
Q
Pachacuti
A
was a ruler of the Incas
7
Q
Quechua
A
an official Inca language
8
Q
masonry
A
stonework
9
Q
Atahualpa
A
the son of the ruler and fought for the throne against his brother
10
Q
Francisco Pizarro
A
conquistador was led by him
11
Q
aspect
A
a part of something
12
Q
rebel
A
to fight against authority
13
Q
motive
A
reason for doing something
14
Q
Hernan Cortes
A
led people to find gold, new land, and native people
15
Q
distribute
A
to divide among a group of people
