Vocab 8

4. Narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger landmasses.
5. Central Mexican empire that built the city of Tenochtitlan and practiced extensive chinampa agriculture.
6. Ancient capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on an island in Lake Texcoco.
8. Traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine.
9. Mesoamerican civilization known for its logosyllabic script and sophisticated calendar system.
10. Tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Japanese Buddhist architecture.
12. Mesoamerican agriculture which used small, rectangular areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on shallow lake beds.
13. Mountains Longest continental mountain range in the world, home to the Incan Empire.

1. Incan record-keeping device consisting of various colored threads knotted in different ways.
2. Indigenous religion of Japan focused on ritual practices to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.
3. Historic capital of the Incan Empire located in present-day Peru.
5. Belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.
7. Farming Method of growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated steps.
11. South American empire that built a massive road network across the Andes.