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The mother culture of the Mesoamerican civiliations
Olmec
Early Indian civilizations in the Americas flourished because of the production of this crop.
Corn
This civilization believed that if the sun god was not fed human hearts and blood, the sun would not rise.
Aztec
This civilization was the only one in the world, at that time, to have free schools that every child had to attend.
Aztec
This civilization built a vast empire along the Pacific coast of South America.
Inca
No one is sure why this civilization collapsed between 800 and 900 A.D.
Maya
The people of this civilization had little freedom, but they never went hungry and were never homeless because the government made sure that each person received enough food and clothing.
Inca
More than half of the kinds of foods the world eats today may have been developed by this civilization.
Inca
This Incan fortress was not discovered until 1911.
Machu Picchu
This civilization used two important farming techniques: Irrigation and the building of terraces.
Inca
This civilization built a an extensive network of roads.
Inca
This civilization ruled over the lands of present-day Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
Inca
