Mesoamerica vocabulary

1. Roads built above water or wet ground

• Thoroughfare
• Canal
• Freeway
• Causeway

2. A region that includes the southern part of what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of Central America

• Sudamerica
• Latin America
• Mesoamerica
• Centroamerica

3. Aztec book that kept laws and historical records

• Coder

• Codex

• Popol Vuh

• Chinampa

4. Incas responsible for remembering important stories, legends, and histories to pass down from generation to generation by word of mouth

• Chinampas
• Memorizers
• Hieroglyphs
• Codices

5. A black, glass like rock made by volcanoes

• Lapis lazuli
• Onyx
• Obsidian
• Codex

6. System of writing used by the Ancient Maya

• Hieroglyphs
• Codices
• Memorizers
• Popol Vuh

7. Royal retreat for Incan rulers

• Popol Vuh
• Tenochtitlan
• Tegucigalpa
• Machu Picchu

8. Floating gardens and fields built by the Aztecs

• Chihuahuas
• Codices
• Causeways
• Chinampas

9. Inca Upper Class

• made up of kings, priests, and government officials
• Official language of the Inca
• Book of Mayan legends and history
• As new lands were conquered, the conquered people became Inca subjects

10. Inca Lower Class

• made up of kings, priests, and government officials
• Official language of the Inca
• Book of Mayan legends and history
• Conquered people became Inca subjects