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Mesoamerica
Term | Definition |
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Meso | Greek word that means middle. |
Pe'ten | Flat area of the Yucatan Peninsula. |
Smallpox | Disease that came from Europe and killed many Native Americans. |
Maize | Wild grass that Native Americans improved and became a staple of their diet. |
Anasazi | Native Americans who built apartment like structures into cliff sides. |
The Three Sisters | Native American name for the crops of corn, beans, and squash. |
Hernan Cortes | Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs. |
conquistadors | Name for the men who came from Spain to conquer lands in the Americas. |