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farming technique where trees are cut down and burned to clear the land
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people who lived in the Valley of Mexico
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step-like ledges cut into mountains to make land for farming
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powerful South American empire in the 1400-1500's
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group of knotted strings to record information
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official count of people in a place
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people who established a civilization in Middle America (after Olmecs)
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signs and symbols of the Mayan writing system
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mountain chain of western South America
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capital city of the Incan Empire
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| title for leader of the Incas |
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| cousins to "ship of the desert" |
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| Inca invention still used today |
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| Spanish conquistador of Inca |
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| diseases brought by Spanish |
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| vacation city for Sapa Inca |
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| mysterious "alien" drawings in Inca empire |
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| geographic location of Maya in Central America |
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| people who influenced the Maya |
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| Maya did this to honor gods; Aztecs so sun would rise |
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| geographic location of Aztecs in Central America |
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| capital city in the middle of a lake |
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| calendar and hieroglyphics |
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| 2 things Aztecs copied from the Maya |
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| Spanish conquistador of Aztecs |
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