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the stage of humans social and cultural development and organization that is considered the most advanced

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Civilizations

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one of the worlds first civilized regions which encompassed modern day central and southern Mexico

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Mesoamerica

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belief in worship of more than 1 God

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Polytheistic

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a city that its surrounded territory forms as a independent state

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City-state

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a thing to keep track of days and years

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calendars

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a group of states of countries under one authorities

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Empire

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the study of stars

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Astronomy

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a writing develop of pictures and symbols

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Hieroglyphics

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an area of higher ground

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plateaus

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to preserve a body

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mummified

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a ruler of great power

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Emperor

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the emperor and a supreme ruler of the Inca empire

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Sapa Inca

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a sib or clan that consisted of basic socionomic unit of the Incas

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Allyus

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a way of farming that carves stairs into mountain religions for farming

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Terrace farming

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a way to transport water from a source

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Irrigation Canals

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to leave trash an don’t pick it up

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Litters

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From Technochea was derived the name of their great city

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Technochtitlan

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an artificial channel for conveying water , typically in the form as a bridge

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Aqueducts

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a great ruler

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Montezuma ll

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an external raised open flat area in either a landscape or a building or as a roof terrace on a flat roof

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Terrace

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a type of clay

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adobe

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a raised road or track on wet ground

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cause ways

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to grow a crop among plants of different kinds

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Intercropping

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a widespread of an infectious disease in a community

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Epimemic

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a Mexican artificial meadow or garden reclaimed by a lake or pond

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Chinamapas

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growing more than 2 crops at a time

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Multi cropping

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a fence of wooden stakes or iron fixed in the ground

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Palisade

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something that you can do or say or make someone to show your admiration or respect

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tributes

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a deep wide ditch filled with water

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Moat

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an attempt to deceive someone in to thinking that you can do something

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Bluff

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a system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance

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Hierarchy

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large artificial hills constructed primarily from soil and clay often used as burial sites or ceremonies

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Earthen mounds

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