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ch. 1 plus body parts and Mayans/guatemala Flashcards

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1
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ear

A

la oreja

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forehead

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la frente

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3
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eyebrow

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la ceja

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4
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eyelash

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la pestaña

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5
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tongue

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la lengua

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6
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chin

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la barbilla/ el mentón

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7
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mustache

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el bigote

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8
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sideburn

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la patilla

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9
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belize capital

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belmopan

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10
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guatemala capital

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guatemala

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el salvador capital

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san salvador

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12
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honduras capital

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tegucigalpa

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13
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nicaragua capital

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managua

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14
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costa rica capital

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san josé

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panama capital

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panama

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the hand

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la mano

17
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the day

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el día

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the map

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el mapa

19
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the problem

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el problema

20
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the program

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el programa

21
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what are the natives to guatemala?

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the mayans

22
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significant things about the mayans

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-calendar
-number system
-20+ dialects
-had good medicene
-did good artwork and pyramids

23
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what is the currency of guatemala?

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-quetzal
-also a bird
-symbolized freedom and liberty

24
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describe mayan number system

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line is 5
dot is one
knew of 0

25
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5 mayan cities

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-tikal (guatemala)
-copan (honduras)
-chichen itza (mexico)
-tulum (mexico)
-palenque (mexico)

26
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miguela asturias

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-writer
-won the nobel prize
-born in 1899 in guatemala city
-wrote ḧombres de maiz
-exiled by govt

27
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rigoberta menchú

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-mayan
-lived during civil war period
-wrote a book about her familyś experience and won nobel prize but it was taken away bc not everything was true

28
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why did the mayans leave thier cities?

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-many theories
-earthquakes
-famine

29
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popol vuh

A

mayan bible

30
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quetzalcoatal

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mayan god (kuku kan)
-feathers, snake, bearded

31
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what did the mayans think man was made from

A

corn

32
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chac

A

rain god (mayan)

33
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1st capital of mayan

A

antigua

34
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huipil

A

poncho that you can sometimes tell age or gender from, traditional

35
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shilbalba

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mayan underworld

36
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shaman

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mayan priest

37
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pot-ta-pok

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mayan game

38
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tikal

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-mayan city in guatemala
-reached peak at 2000 bc
-famous for tall pyramids

39
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when did hernan cortez come to guatemala

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1521
300 men with horses

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