Vocabulary 8 People Andean Theocracy Ritual Yucatan peninsula Glyph Conquistador Pacal the Great of Palenque Shaman Hernan Cortes Moctezuma l of Tenochtition Obsidian Francisco Pizarro Huayna Capac Jade Smallpox Imgation colossal A. __ tear down so as to make flat with the ground B __ the speafic procedure for conducting religious ceremonies C __ Relating to the Andes mountains on the West coast of South America. __ a peninsula of Central America that extends into the Gulf of Mexica. location of Cancun Tulum and Merida today D __ Spanish conqustador who conquered the inca empire with a few hundred men E __ a 16th-century Sponish conqueror of Peru and Mexico F __ an infectious disease caused by variola virus eradicated globally in 1980.Symptoms indude fever, vomiting skun rash and fluid fliled bilisters. G __ a hieroglyphic character or symbol a pictograph H __ the supply of water to land or crops to help growth typically by means of channels Raze __ - a system of government in which religious leaders rule in the name of a god J __ -A person with access to the world of good and evil spirits. Typically enters a france state during a ritual practices divination and healing K __ a hard, dark,glass like volcanic rock L __ A green predous stone from which cts are made m __ leader of the Maya city-state of jewelry and prenous objects Palenque in the 600s.the 5th longest serving monarch in history, led construction of monumental architecture and N __ Incan king who extended the legendary inscriptions. empire his death of probably smallpox in 1500s Sparked a civil war among his children and weakened the Inca Empire to outsiders __ Extremely large P __ conquistador who led the expedition that coused the fall of the Aztec Empire brought portons of what is now Mexco under the rule of Spain in the 15005

. **Raze:** tear down so as to make flat with the ground<br />B. **Ritual:** the specific procedure for conducting religious ceremonies<br />C. **Andean:** Relating to the Andes mountains on the West coast of South America.<br />D. **Yucatan peninsula:** a peninsula of Central America that extends into the Gulf of Mexico. Location of Cancun, Tulum, and Merida today.<br />E. **Francisco Pizarro:** Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca empire with a few hundred men.<br />F. **Conquistador:** a 16th-century Spanish conqueror of Peru and Mexico (While Pizarro and Cortés were conquistadors, this definition best fits the general term).<br />G. **Smallpox:** an infectious disease caused by variola virus eradicated globally in 1980. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, skin rash, and fluid-filled blisters.<br />H. **Glyph:** a hieroglyphic character or symbol; a pictograph<br />I. **Irrigation:** the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels<br />J. **Theocracy:** a system of government in which religious leaders rule in the name of a god<br />K. **Shaman:** A person with access to the world of good and evil spirits. Typically enters a trance state during a ritual, practices divination and healing.<br />L. **Obsidian:** a hard, dark, glass-like volcanic rock<br />M. **Jade:** A green precious stone from which jewelry and precious objects are made<br />N. **Pacal the Great of Palenque:** leader of the Maya city-state of Palenque in the 600s. The 5th longest-serving monarch in history, led construction of monumental architecture and legendary inscriptions.<br />O. **Huayna Capac:** Incan king who extended the empire. His death (of probably smallpox) in the 1500s sparked a civil war among his children and weakened the Inca Empire to outsiders.<br />P. **Colossal:** Extremely large<br />Q. **Hernan Cortes:** conquistador who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire, brought portions of what is now Mexico under the rule of Spain in the 1500s.<br />R. **Moctezuma II of Tenochtitlan:** (Not included in your list, but relevant) The Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest.<br />