World History Vocab 10

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  1. 2. The capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on an island in Lake Texcoco where modern-day Mexico City stands.
  2. 3. Large designs or shapes made on the ground, often by arranging stones or removing soil to reveal different colors beneath.
  3. 4. Huge geoglyphs in the desert of southern Peru shaped like animals, plants, and geometric patterns, visible best from above.
  4. 6. A powerful pre-Inca civilization along the northern coast of Peru, famous for its capital city, Chan Chan.
  5. 9. Large stone statues on Easter Island representing ancestral figures, carved by the Rapa Nui people.
  6. 10. An Aztec emperor who ruled when the Spanish, led by Hernán Cortés, arrived in Mexico.
  7. 11. A system of knotted strings used by the Inca to record information such as population and resources.
  8. 13. A famous Inca mountain city in Peru, built as a royal estate or religious site.
  9. 14. The capital city of the Inca Empire, located high in the Andes Mountains.
  10. 16. The Polynesian name for Easter Island, known for its mysterious stone statues called moai.
  11. 18. An Indigenous people of the Caribbean and South America, known for farming, fishing, and early contact with Europeans.
  12. 19. A major city in Ecuador that was once part of the northern Inca territory.
  13. 20. The Indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand, known for rich traditions and strong cultural identity.
  14. 21. An ancient Andean civilization near Lake Titicaca, known for its stone architecture and influence on later cultures.
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  1. 1. A powerful Inca ruler who expanded the empire and reorganized its government and society.
  2. 2. The capital city of the Toltec civilization in central Mexico, known for its impressive temples and warrior statues.
  3. 5. Man-made floating gardens built by the Aztecs for farming on shallow lake beds.
  4. 6. A system in which children are required by law to attend school.
  5. 7. A group of large Caribbean islands including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.
  6. 8. An ancient civilization in southern Peru known for building irrigation systems and creating the Nazca Lines.
  7. 12. The language of the Inca Empire, still spoken by millions in the Andes today.
  8. 15. The ancient Hawaiian system of laws and taboos that governed daily life and religious practices.
  9. 17. A vast empire in the Andes Mountains of South America known for advanced engineering, farming terraces, and road systems.