Mesoamerica

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  1. 2. the first people to develop a major civilization in Mesoamerica in what is present-day Mexico
  2. 7. a type of corn that is used in many foods
  3. 8. Cortes- a Spanish conquistador who was looking for gold and glory for Spain. This explorer successfully conquered Tenochtitlan
  4. 9. ancient capital of the Aztec empire
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  1. 1. are pictures that represent words, syllables, or sounds
  2. 3. a conqueror
  3. 4. Aztec god who is a feathered serpent
  4. 5. a people group mainly located in the lowlands of Mesoamerica of present-day Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan Peninsula of southern Mexico
  5. 6. Pizarro- this Spanish conquistador who killed Atahualpa and brought about the fall of the Incan Empire
  6. 7. was the emperor at the height of the Aztec Empire when it was conquered by Spanish conquistadors