11 A THIS IS SCIENCE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!! Flashcards
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What are two of the earliest civilizations
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Mayan and Olmec civilizations
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Who are the scientists that study the origins of man
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Anthropologists
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What do historians call the urban center
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San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
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What is the most largest and most famous Olmec city
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La Venta
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What volcanic rock was made to make stone heads
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Basalt
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What were the olmecs called
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“Rubber people”
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Mayans would get fresh water from deep sinkholes called what
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Cenotes
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One of the most largest city states
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Tikal
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A Spanish priest that tried to make Mayas accept Roman Catholicism
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Diego de Landa
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Q
What was a true sign of beauty
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A slopping forehead
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Who had an entire library of books burned in 1562?
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Diego de Landa
