HSIE MESOAMERICA GLOSSARY Flashcards
Mesoamerica (2)
A region where N____ and S____ America meets,
and now includes modern day countries such as Guatemala and M______.
Mesoamerica
A region where North and South America meets, and now includes modern day countries such as Guatemala and Mexico.
Tenochtitlan (2)
The capital city of the A____ empire,
built in the centre of Lake T_______.
Tenochtitlan
The capital city of the Aztec empire, built in the centre of Lake Texcoco.
Texcoco (4)
Lake T______ was a natural lake
within the Valley of M______.
The Aztecs built the city of T__________
in the centre of the lake.
Texcoco
Lake Texcoco was a natural lake within the Valley of Mexico. The Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlan in the centre of the lake.
Aqueduct (4)
An aqueduct is a w____ supply system
constructed to t_______ water.
The city of T__________ needed an aqueduct to supply f____ water
as it was surrounded by a s___ lake.
Aqueduct
An aqueduct is a water supply system constructed to transport water. The city of Tenochtitlan needed an aqueduct to supply fresh water as it was surrounded by a salty lake.
Causeway (1)
A road built across a broad body of w____ or w_____.
Causeway
A road built across a broad body of water or wetland.
Chinampa (1)
A small floating piece of f_____ land used for a________.
Chinampa
A small floating piece of fertile land used for agriculture.
Maize (2)
Corn that is grown typically in
C_____ and s____ A______.
Maize
Corn that is grown typically in central and south America.
Calpulli (3)
Meaning ‘large h____’;
a p_______ unit
of several interrelated f_____ groups.
Calpulli
Meaning ‘large house’; a political unit of several interrelated family groups.
Codex
In the Aztec c______, the name given to a document written by the A_____, which uses mainly pictures to tell a s____.
Codex
In the Aztec context, the name given to a document written by the Aztecs, which uses mainly pictures to tell a story.
Glyph (3)
A s______
or i_____
used to represent w_____.
Glyph
A symbol or image used to represent words.
Sacrifice (5)
An act of ritually k______
an animal or p______
or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity (a g__).
The Aztecs sacrificed tens of t_______ of people each year to appease their many g___.
Sacrifice
An act of ritually killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity (a god). The Aztecs sacrificed tens of thousands of people each year to appease their many gods.
Patron god
A god that is a guardian or p_______ of something in particular; for example, Chicomexochtli was the p____ god of a____.
Patron god
A god that is a guardian or protector of something in particular; for example, Chicomexochtli was the patron god of artists.
Huitzilopochtli
The p______ Aztec god, he was the god of the s___ and w___. He was also the patron god of T_________.
Huitzilopochtli
The primary Aztec god, he was the god of the sun and war. He was also the patron god of Tenochtitlan.
Mexica
Name for the people who lived in the Valley of M_____. This is how the A_____ referred to themselves.
Mexica
Name for the people who lived in the Valley of Mexico. This is how the Aztecs referred to themselves.
Nahuatl (2)
The l_______ spoken by the Aztecs.
It is still spoken by some people in c_____ M______ today.
Pronounced ‘now-wat’.
Nahuatl
The language spoken by the Aztecs. It is still spoken by some people in central Mexico today.
Pronounced ‘now-wat’.
Mosaic (3)
The art of d________ something
with small pieces of c______ material,
such as s____, g____, ceramic tiles or shells.
Mosaic
The art of decorating something with small pieces of coloured material, such as stones, glass, ceramic tiles or shells.
Tribute (2)
Payment, such as g____ or s______,
made by one nation to ensure p_______ by another.
Tribute
Payment, such as goods or services, made by one nation to ensure protection by another.
Obsidian (3)
A glassy black r___ formed by rapidly cooling l___.
It had multiple uses in M_________ societies
e.g. w______; t____; artwork.
Obsidian
A glassy black rock formed by rapidly cooling lava. It had multiple uses in Mesoamerican societies e.g. weapons; tools; artwork.
Conquistador (4)
Conquistadors is a term used to refer to the soldiers and e_______
of the P_______ and S_____ Empires.
They colonised many areas of the world, particularly in the America,
in the __th - __th centuries.
Conquistador
Conquistadors is a term used to refer to the soldiers and explorers of the Portuguese and Spanish Empires. They colonised many areas of the world, particularly in the America, 15th - 17th centuries.
Cortes (3)
Hernan C____
– Spanish c________
who led the e_______ that caused the fall of the A____ empire.
Cortes
Hernan Cortes – Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec empire.
Montezuma (2)
Aztec emperor who reigned
during the S______ conquest of T________.
Montezuma
Aztec emperor who reigned during the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan.
Smallpox
A h_____ contagious disease;
this d_____ was deadly in the first contact with E_______
to those who were not immune to it right across the A______.
Smallpox
A highly contagious disease; this disease was deadly in the first contact with Europeans to those who were not immune to it right across the Americas.
Colonisation (4)
When a d_______ country
takes over another and
establishes c______
over the i_______ population.
Colonisation
When a dominant country takes over another and establishes control over the indigenous population.
Encomienda system (4)
A system of land and l_____
distribution developed by the S______
where Indigenous A________
worked for soldiers who would provide them ‘p_______’.
Encomienda system
A system of land and labour distribution developed by the Spanish where Indigenous Americans worked for soldiers who would provide them ‘protection’.
