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2. Vocabulary Builder Cuzco (koos koh) n. capital of the Incan empire Cuzco Topa Inca (toh puh ing kuh) n. emperor of the Incas, who expanded their empire Topa Inca census (sen sus) n. an official count of all the people in an area and how they make a living census quipu (kee poo) n. knotted strings on which the Incas recorded information quipu aqueduct (ak wuh dukt) n. a pipe or channel that carries water from a distant source aqueduct colony: A group of people who settle in a distant land but stay under the rule of their native land.

3. Vocabulary Builder Moctezuma (mahk tih zoo muh) n. ruler of the Aztecs Moctezuma Christopher Columbus (kris tuh fur kuh lum bus) n. Italian explorer sponsored by Spain who landed in the West Indies in 1492 Christopher Columbus conquistador (kahn kees tuh dawr) n. one of the conquerors who claimed and ruled land in the Americas for the Spanish government in the 1500s conquistador Hernán Cortés (hur nahn kohr tez) n. conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire Hernán Cortés Francisco Pizarro (frahn sees koh pea sahr oh) n. conquistador who conquered the Incas Francisco Pizarro mestizo (meh stee zoh) n. a person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry mestizo hacienda (hah see en dah) n. a large farm or plantation hacienda

4. Vocabulary Builder Cuzco (koos koh) n. capital of the Incan empire Cuzco (koos koh) n. capital of the Incan empire Topa Inca (toh puh ing kuh) n. emperor of the Incas, who expanded their empire Topa Inca (toh puh ing kuh) n. emperor of the Incas, who expanded their empire census (sen sus) n. an official count of all the people in an area and how they make a living census (sen sus) n. an official count of all the people in an area and how they make a living quipu (kee poo) n. knotted strings on which the Incas recorded information quipu (kee poo) n. knotted strings on which the Incas recorded information aqueduct (ak wuh dukt) n. a pipe or channel that carries water from a distant source aqueduct (ak wuh dukt) n. a pipe or channel that carries water from a distant source