1. Artisan Made beautiful bowls, masks, jewelry, and ornaments from gold, silver, obsidian, seashells, turquoise, and other metals and stones

2. codexes Books of picture writing that recorded the history of the Aztec people and other information

3. Aztecs Latecomers to Mexico from Aztlan

4. Moctezuma Emperor of Aztec culture who was captured and killed by Cortes

5. Cortes Spanish explorer who was mistaken as Quetzalcoatl and defeated the Aztecs

6. Mayans Indians located in the jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula that had their own writing system, calendar wheels, and died out around 900 A.D.