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The Americas

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pampa grassy plains area in Argentina
El Nino warm pacific current that affects climate around the world
Amazon longest river in the world
Paleo-Indians first people who crossed the land-bridge
Olmecs early native group with large stone heads
Tikal largest city and religious center of the Maya
Stela stone pillars with carvings
pokatok basketball game where losers were killed
toltecs established capitol in central Mexico; adopted Mayan customs; militaristic
tula capitol of toltecs in central mexico
Maya located in the Yucatan Peninsula; had city states; economy based on farming and trade; raised field and irrigation system; slaves were prisoners of war
tenochtitlan capitol of Aztec; seen as sacred space for religion
chinampas floating islands; beds of weed and mud in frames rooted in the lake floor
Nezhualcoyotl religious poet
Huitzilopochtli aztec patron of military and led military sacraficing
Pochtecha merchant class who specialize in long distance trade
capulli kin group who controlled a neighborhood
Sapa Inca emperor of Inca; son of sun
tambos inns/waste stations for the military of Inca
ayllas clan that inhabited the andes
curacas local rulers who helped control each clan
chosen women young girls selected to be trained by the government
Yanas artisan and servant class that serve the nobility
Inti sun god of the Inca
quipi knotted rope used for communication
quechua language of the Inca
Machu Pichu terraces and stone walls created in the Andes Mountains by the Inca
Twantinsuyu name the Inca called themselves
Andean Civilizations lived in villages; self sufficient economy; many religious centers; grew corm, squash, and potatoes
Contributions of Maya Hieroglyphics; astronomy/calendars; math/0 and number system; pokatok
Contributions of Aztec writing system; calendars; medicine; writing/poetry; engineering/ aqueducts, cement, causeways, and dams
Contributions of Inca quipu; quechua; metal working; rode system; surgery; calendar; engineering/bridges, canals, and stone buildings
Reasons Aztecs and Inca were conquered Spanish conquerors brought illness; conquered by the Spanish through war; Spain joined with clans around
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