Pre-Columbian American Civilizations

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  1. 1. the Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztec people of Central Mexico
  2. 5. conquered peoples living under Aztec rule had to pay _____ to the conquerors in various forms
  3. 6. the peoples of Central Mexico
  4. 10. the Aztec capital in Central Mexico
  5. 11. perhaps the "capital" city of the expansive Mississippian culture in IL
  6. 12. the Central Mexican peoples (Toltec and Aztec) developed a ____ society similar to Europe's
  7. 13. the cult of ____ was an important political and religious tool for maintaining power in Central Mexican societies
  8. 14. the native name for the Aztec people of Central Mexico
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  1. 2. how the Inca conquered the mountains for agriculture
  2. 3. like the Romans, the Inca built thousands of miles of ____ to link their empire together
  3. 4. the Spanish conqueror that defeated the Inca
  4. 7. the man-made islands for farming in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan
  5. 8. the family clan system of the Aztec
  6. 9. the major civilization in the Andes Mountains of South America
  7. 14. the grain crop that supported massive populations in the American Indian civilizations