Vocab Chapter 10 Flashcards
1
Q
A type of dark dense volcanic rock
A
Basalt
2
Q
A practice used in agriculture where a forest is cut and burned before the land is planted.
A
Slash and Burn
3
Q
Mayan folding book recorded on paper made from the inner bark of fig trees.
A
Codex
4
Q
Corn
A
Maize
5
Q
A floating garland island made of twigs, limbs, sticks, and silk; made by the Aztecs
A
Chinampa
6
Q
Aztec emperor who expanded the Aztec boundaries and built many temples, canals, and hospitals
A
Montezuma II
7
Q
A native or original inhabitant of a certain place.
A
Indigenous
8
Q
An ancient Aztec city built on lake Texcoco; a different city from the Olmec city of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
A
Tenochtitlán
9
Q
A land bridge
A
Causeway
10
Q
A Spanish conqueror
A
Conquistador
