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CIVILIZATION

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A COMPLEX SOCIETY WITH CITIES, JOBS, GOVERNMENT, LANGUAGE, RELIGION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL HIERARCHY

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CULTURE

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THE WAY OF LIFE FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING THEIR LANGUAGE, BELIEFS, AND TRADITIONS

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RELIGION

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A SET OF BELIEFS IN A GOD OR GODS, AND THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH THE WORSHIP OF THEM

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SOCIAL HIERARCHY

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PERSONS ARRANGED IN RANKS OR CLASSES BASED ON FACTORS VALUED BY A CULTURE, USUALLY RELATED TO ECONOMIC STATUS

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MESOAMERICA

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A GEOGRAPHIC REGION I THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE THAT WAS HOME OF THE MAYANS AND AZTECS

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BERING STRAIT LAND BRIDGE

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A PIECE OF LAND THAT THE EARLY PEOPLE WALKED ACROSS TO GET FROM ASIA TO AMERICA. AFTER THE ICE AGE, THE WATER ROSE AND NOW THE LAND BRIDGE IS UNDER WATER

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ARCHEOLOGISTS

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SCIENTISTS WHO STUDY ARTIFACTS AND ANALYSE THEM IN ORDER TO LEARN ABOUT EARLY CIVILIZATIONS

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ARTIFACTS

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THINGS FOUND FROM YEARS AGO THAT HELP SCIENTISTS LEARN ABOUT THE PAST AND FIGURE OUT HOW EARLY PEOPLE LIVED

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AGRICULTURE

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FARMING
GROWING AND HARVESTING CROPS
RAISING ANIMALS
PROVIDES FOOD AND RAW MATERIAL THAT HUMANS NEED TO SURVIVE

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TIKAL

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LARGEST MAYAN CITY

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HALACH UINIC

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RULER OF THE CITY STATE
CONSIDERED A LIVING GOD
HEREDITARY POSITION THAT WAS PASSED ON FROM FATHER TO ELDEST SON

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BARTER

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TRADING ONE THING FOR ANOTHER WITHOUT THE USE OF MONEY

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CODEX (CODICES)

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MAYAN BOOKS
AZTEC BOOK MADE OF CLOTH, ANIMAL SKIN, OR TREE BARK

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STELAE

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LARGE SLABS OF STONE ON WHICH IMPORTANT EVENTS WERE RECORDED USING GLYPHS

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SLASH AND BURN FARMING

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FARMING METHOD WHERE TREES/PLANTS ARE CUT DOWN AND ENTIRE AREA IS BURNED, MAKING THE SOIL RICH WITH ASH AND THEN THE MAYANS WOULD PLANT ON IN THIS AREA

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TERRACE FARMING

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CUTTING FLAT AREAS OUT OF A HILL OR MOUNTAIN IN ORDER TO GROW CROPS

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TENOCHTITLAN

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CAPITAL CITY OF AZTECS
AN ISLAND ON A LAKE THAT IS NOW FILLED AND IS NOW MEXICO CITY

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NAHUATL

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AZTEC SPOKEN LANGUAGE

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CHINAMPAS

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AGRICULTURE TECHNIQUE WHERE A SMALL RECTANGULAR AREA OF FERTILE LAND IN SHALLOW LAKE BEDS WERE USED TO GROW CROPS
“FLOATING GARDENS”

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CITY-STATES

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A STATE THAT CONTAINS AN INDEPENDENT CITY WHICH IS NOT ADMINISTERED OR GOVERNED BY ANOTHER GOVERNMENT
1) TENOCHTITLAN
2) TEXCOCO
3) TLACOPAN

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CALPULLI

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“BIG HOUSE”
GROUP OF EXTENDED FAMILY JOINED TO FORM A CLAN

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DEMOCRACY

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A GOVERNMENT RUN BY THE PEOPLE
EACH CITIZEN CAN VOTE IN HOW THE GOVERNMENT IS RUN

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TEMPLES

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PLACE FOR RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND SACRIFICES

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GLYPHS

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SYMBOLS THAT REPRESENT WORDS, PEOPLE, PLACES, IDEAS OR OBJECTS

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TLATOANI

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AZTEC EMPROR (RULER) WHO HAD COMPLETE AND UNLIMITED POWER AND RULED FOR LIFE

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CONQUISTADOR

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EXPLORER OR SOLDIER
USUALLY FROM SPAIN
CONQUER NATIVE POPULATIONS IN NEW WORLD

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CHACAS

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NAME FOR BRIDGES AND ROCKS

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PONTOON BRIDGES

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FLOATING BRIDGES MADE OF REED BOATS TIED TOGETHER

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QUECHUA

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LANGUAGE OF THE INCAS

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CUZCO

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FIRST CITY AND CAPITAL OF THE INCAS

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MACHU PICCHU

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AN ANCIENT INCA CITY HIGH IN ANDES MOUNTAIN (PERFECTLY PRESERVED)
“THE LOST CITY OF THE INCAS”

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DROUGHTS

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LONG PERIODS WITH LITTLE TO NO RAIN

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IRRIGATION

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A MAN MADE WAY OF GETTING WATER TO LAND

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DIVINING

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WHEN PRIESTS LOOKED FOR MEANING IN OBJECTS

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QUIPU

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A COLORED, KNOTTED STRING SYSTEM USED TO RECORD EVENS, MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND FINANCES

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IIAMA

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AN ANIMAL NATIVE TO SOUTH AMERICA
USED FOR TRANSPORTATION, FOOD AND WOOL

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SAPA INCA

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“SOLE” OR ONLY EMPROR AND LEADER OF THE INCA PEOPLE
HE RULED EVERYTHING AND OWNED EVERYTHING

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MITA

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A SYSTEM THAT PROVIDED THE GOVERNMENT WITH TAXES PAID IN THE FOR OF LABOR (WORK) AND PUBLIC SERVICE

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INTI

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SUN GOD
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INCA GOD

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