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05/14/2012

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what is Beringia
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a ice bridge conecting asia and america
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what are the olmecs
Definition
first american civiallazation
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What is Tectihuacan
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first city in america
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kings were also what in the olmecs civlation
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priest
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where were the mayans settled
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in the Yuratan peninsula
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What was the Halach Uinic
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the ruler of each mayan city and high prist
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what is an ahkin
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a other prist
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who were the bacabs
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the mayan gods thet held up the 4 corners of the heavens
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pentheon
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mayan god for creation
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Itzamna
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maya god for heavens
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Chac
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mayan god for rain
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Pok-A-Tok
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mayan ball game
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Tikal
Definition
mayan city in Guatmala
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Tulum
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city in mexico located on a clift
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chichen itza
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has a larg pirimad and a sacerfical well located in mexico
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Codex
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mayan word for book
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Stete
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a stone piller that told about events
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what was the tzolkin
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a mayan sacerfical clander that told when to have rituals and sacerfices
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what was the haab
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a Mayan clander that was based on the on the solar year had only 20 months
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what was the cong count
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a cycle of creation it has the beginging date of time and the end date of time and each bevent it of the world are how many days it is from the beging date
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class system in order
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priest nobals phesents slaves
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5 examples of what mayans thought look beuatful
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crossed eye,s a hooked nose, pointed teeth, a slanted forhead, alot of tatoos,bald spot
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3 theries how the mayans disaperred
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natural disaster
invasion
rebelion
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where the aztecs from
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mainly central mexico
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what was the laungage of aztecs
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nuhuati
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what they called them eslves
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mexica
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where is Tenechitlan
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a city srounded by water
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what is texcoco
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a aztec city that the gods wanted them to settle
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who is mantezuma the 1st
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the greatest king in Aztec history
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what does Calpolli mean and what is it
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house it is also a aztec clan
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what does Telpulchalli mean
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Aztec school
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what is A Machuatl
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it is an aztec sphere
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who is tlazolteot
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was the Aztec mother of the gods
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who is Tlaloc
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Aztec god of rain
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Quetzalcotl
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God learning and priesthood
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2 type of aztec clanders
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1 was a clander based on the moon 13 months with 20 days in each
2. based on the sun 18 months with 20 days in it
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compair aztecs clanders with the mayans
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the aztec and the mayans both have a clander based on the moon that are bothe have 20 days in it
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causes of illenss
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1. punishment from the gods
2. enemy used magic
3. natural causes
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Ticitl
Definition
Aztec docters
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what dose conquistadors mean
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spanish word for conoquers
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3 goals of the Conqusitadors
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1.find gold
2.convert people in to cathlics
3. slaves
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who is Hernado cortez
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took over the Aztecs
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who is Dona mmarina
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she was a person who tranzlated for the spanish and was viewed was a trator toward to the Aztecs
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Incas creation myth
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the sun god created the first Inca
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why did they call there land Tihuantinsuyu
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means land of theft countels
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Inti
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inca sun god
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what was devining
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to study an object to find singes from the gods
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what dose huaca mean
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eword for saceret place
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3 Examples of huacas
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1. temples
2.mummies
3. places
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what are papas
Definition
patatos
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what are Chunu
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frezze dry patato
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what are Sara
Definition
corn
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what is Vicuna
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soft wool
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3 facts about weavers
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1. used different kinds of wool
2.chosen women made clothes for the king
3. the chosen women had to make a lot of clothing because the king would where an outfit once
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what were Tambos
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were rest houses
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what was mita
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a tax that all married farmers had to pay
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what were Chacas
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bridges
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Iota
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ruler most impoartaqnd wife uassualy the sister
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what is a borla
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name for inca crown
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Machu Pitchu
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a great city in the mountans
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Francissco Pizzaco
Definition
concered the incas
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