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Civilizations

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an advanced state of human society in which a high level of government social structure religion technology and agricultural practices have been reached

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Mesoamerica

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a culutural region centered around southern mexico

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Polytheistic

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the belief in worship of more than one god

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City-state

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a self-governing region consisting of a city and its surrounding territorry

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Astronomy

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A science of watching the stars and tracking them

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Calendars

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a solar clender with religious day and a mark from the beginning of time

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Hieroglyphics

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a form of writing used by the Maya people

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Empire

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a group of people ruled over by an emperor

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Plateaus

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high, flat pieces of rock like a mountain

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Mummified

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to preserve a body by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth

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Emperor

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a ruler that rules over an empire

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Allyus

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they were organized into a family of 10-20 that lived and worked together

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Sapa Inca

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a powerful ruler which means “ THE ONLY INCA”

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Terraces

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a flat level area carved into a slope

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Terrace Farming

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a flat level area carved into a slope for farming

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Irrigation canals

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a human-made channel across land that moves water from its source where it is needed for growing crop

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Litters

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a vehicle consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by people or animals

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Montezuma II

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9th and last true emperor of the ancient Aztec civilization

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Technochtitlan

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a city name that was an island in the lake

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Aqueducts

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a channel or canal made for moving water across land

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Adobe

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bricks made out of clay or logs

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Chinampas

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floating gardens to expand food supply

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Causeways

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a raised roadway across a swamp or body of water

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Epidemic

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a widespread outbreak of a contagious disease

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Multicroppingit

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is planting on crop harvesting it and immediately planting another crop

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Intercropping

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it is planting multiple types of crops together

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Palisade

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a fence ,commonly made of wooden poles standing on end, that surrounds a settlement to protect it from attack

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Moat

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Bluff

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a high cliff, usually overlooking a river

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Earthen mounds

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large flat top mounds

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Hierarchy

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a system or organization in which people of groups are ranked according to status or authority

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tribute

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an offering or payment to a leader or ruler

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