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Chinampas Man-made island gardens of flowers, corn, and vegetables.

Tenochtitlan The Aztec capital.

Quipu A series of knotted strings on which the Incas recorded information such as counts of people, goods, and Incan history.

Quechua Language of the Incas.

Machu Picchu The site of an ancient Incan city, about 7,000 feet above sea level in Peru.

Burial Mounds Artificial hill of earth and stones built over the remains of the dead.

Human Sacrifice The offering of the life of a human being to a deity, as part of a ritual.