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Causeway
Raised road over wet ground/water
Conquest
Act of taking control over a country or city
Polytheistic
Worshipping or believing in multiple gods
tribute
payment made by one ruler to another to obtain peace
chinampas
floating gardens used for agriculture/ artificial land
guerilla tactics
a fighting technique where warriors make surprise attacks then withdraw back to safety
Cortes
a Spanish conquerer who conquered the Aztec empire, gaining treasure and land for Spain
Epidemic
when a disease affects a large number of people at the same time
mesoamerica
middle America/ modern Mexico
Montezuma
An emperor from 1502-1520 who was killed during the Spanish conquest
pre-columbian
time before arrival of Christopher Columbus in Americas
Conquistador
Spanish for conquerer and refers to soldiers from the 16th century Spain
Lake Texcoco
Lake where Tenochtitlan was founded
Huitzilopochtli
God of war, sun and human sacrifice and protector/ patron of Tenochtitlan
Tlaloc
god of rain, fertility and water