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Mesoamerica
Central american civilizations
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History
8th Grade
02/03/2011

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Mexico and Cen-
I tral America..
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Mesoamerica
Term
corn
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Maize
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The earliest American civilization
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Olmecs
Term
tall stone monuments
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Stela
Term
Aztec capital city
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Tenochtitlan
Term
artifi-
cial islands made of mud piled atop reed mats that were anchored to the
shallow lake-bed with willow trees.
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Chinampas
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payment from conquered peoples
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Tribute
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had dominated life in the Valley of Mexico
from about A.D. 200 to A.D. 750
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Teotihuacan
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is a mixture of clay and plant fibers that
becomes hard as it dries in the sun
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Adobe
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emperor.
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Sapa Inca
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capital
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Cuzco
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collection of colored strings that were knotted in differ-
ent ways to represent various numbers
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Quipu
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Leaders in a Inca Village
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Ayllu
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Cutting steps into mountain side for farming
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Terracing
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Incan village built on top of a Mountain
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Machu Picchu
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sun god
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Inti
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Ancient writing form
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Hieroglyphics
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