Chapter 7 Vocabulary

3. early paginated books replacing scrolls. The Aztecs wrote their texts in this form
4. an embankment or barrier that follows the course of a river and is built to prevent flooding
6. to move away from, or to a new place
8. God of Aztec nation
12. Archaeological objects from the past; ex: tools
13. A channel used to move water; drinking water
14. A form of taxes collected by the conquering nation.
15. Calendar in Aztec society, a calendar consisting of 18months of 20 days, 5 extra days at the end of each year that were considered unlucky.

1. Name of the civilization settled in the valley of Mexico
2. to move permanently from one geographical area to another
5. to move to
7. Required to do something
9. Calendar in Aztec society, a calendar consisting of 13 months of 20 days; year is only 260 days long.
10. to teach a lesson or serve a purpose
11. Floating islands used to grow crops