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A mountain system of western SOUTH AMERICA extending along the PACIFIC COAST.
Andes Mountains (An-dees)
The SACRIFICE of blood in order to please the gods.
bloodletting (blood let-ing)
ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS built by the AZTECS for use as GARDENS.
Chinampas (chi-nam-pas)
A SPANISH CONQUEROR who DEFEATED the INDIAN CIVILIZATIONS of Mexico, Central America, or Peru.
conquistador (con-kee-sta-dors)
A city of southern Peru in the Andes east-southeast of Lima. Founded in the 12th century; it became the CENTER OF THE INCA EMPIRE.
Cuzco (cooz-co)
An ancient INCA FORTRESS CITY in the ANDES.
Machu Picchu (ma-chu pi-chu)
LAST AZTEC EMPEROR in Mexico (1502-1520). He was overthrown by the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés.
Montezuma (mon-te-zu-ma)
Belief in MANY GODS
polytheism (po-ly-thee-ism)
An ancient AZTEC CAPITAL on the site of present-day MEXICO CITY. Founded c. 1325, it was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521.
Tenochtitlan (te-nok-teet-lan)
A MAYAN CITY in northern Guatemala. It was the LARGEST of the Mayan cities and may also be the OLDEST.
Tikal (tee-kal)
A peninsula in CENTRAL AMERICA extending into the Gulf of Mexico. Location of the MAYAN CIVILIZATION..
Yucatan Peninsula (yoo-ca-tan pen-in-su-la)
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