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W. Hist Ch 11-2
W. Hist Ch 11-2
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10th Grade
11/07/2012

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hieroglyphs
Definition
writing system based on pictures
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Mesoamerica
Definition
areas of Mexico and Central America civilized before the Spaniards arrived
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Olmec
Definition
first-known Mesoamerican civilization
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Quetzalcoatl
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feathered serpent Aztec god
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Teotihuacan
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first major city in Mesoamerica
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pyramid
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Maya cities were built around this.
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descended from gods
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Rulers of the Maya city-states claimed to be this.
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365-day year
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One Maya calendar was based on what?
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commoners
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Most people in Aztec society were what?
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good and evil
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Aztec religion was based on a belief in a struggle between what?
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