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Chapter 7
Mayans and Aztecs
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Sociology
6th Grade
01/02/2007

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Aztecs
Definition
a people from the 1100's to 1400's.
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Mayans
Definition
a people from Central America to Southern Mexico whose civilization thrived from about a.d. 300 to a.d. 900.
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maize
Definition
Corn. The most important crop of the Mayan farmer.
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heiroglyphics
Definition
a system of writing using signs and symbols developed by the Mayas.
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Copan
Definition
a great city built by the Mayas. It is present day Honduras.
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Tikal
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A Mayan city that is present day Guatemala.
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Valley of Mexico
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located in Central Mexico, it is present day Mexico City, built by the Aztecs.
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Tenochtitlan
Definition
The Aztec capital, built in the center of a lake.
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