Vocab #8

3. – Aztec floating gardens in marshy areas for intensive farming.
5. – Indigenous Japanese religion centered on kami (spirtiered-roofedre worship.
9. – Mountain range in South America that shaped Inca agriculture and culture.
11. – Aztec capital city built on an island in Lake Texcoco (modern Mexico City).
12. – Inca system of recording information using colored strings and knots.
13. – Ancient Mesoamerican civilization (southern Mexico, Yucatán, Guatemala, Belize) known for pyramids, calendars, astronomy, and agriculture.

1. – Gate marking the entrance to a shrine or sacred space in Shinto.
2. – Multi-tiered, tiered roofed structure, often Buddhist, symbolizing spiritual ascent.
4. – Belief that all things (nature, objects, people) have a spirit or soul.
6. – Andean empire (modern Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina) with Cuzco as capital, known for terraced farming, roads, and stone architecture.
7. – Step-like farming on slopes to prevent erosion and grow crops in mountainous areas.
8. – Capital city of the Inca Empire, center of government and culture.
10. – Narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses (e.g., Isthmus of Panama).
14. – Mesoamerican empire (Valley of Mexico) with Tenochtitlán as capital, famous for chinampas, human sacrifice, and advanced agriculture.