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| the area extending approximately from central mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua in which diverse pre-Columbian civilizations flourished. |
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| a pale yellow resembling the color of corn. |
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| a member of the ancient people who belonged to the Olmec civilization. |
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| an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like. |
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| the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of mexico City. |
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| small, stationary, artificial island built on a freshwater lake for agricultural purposes. |
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| a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem. |
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| he ruins of an ancient Mesoamerican city in central Mexico, near mexico City |
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| sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall. |
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a collection of colored strings that were knotted in differ-
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carried
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carved out flat strips of land on steep hillsides
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