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Aztec Calendar
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system which was used by the Aztecs and other Pre-Columbian people of Central America. It was a basic structure of a calendar in Mesoamerica.
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Mayan Calendar
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system of calendars used in Pre-Columbian times and in many communities today including Guatemalan Highlands and Veracruz
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Mayan Mathematics
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a counting system that was able to represent very large numbers by using 3 symbols, a dot, a bar, and a symbol for zero or a shell.
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Aztec sacrificial offerings
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a religious practice in the Pre-Columbian Aztec civilization where they would sacrifice humans
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Messengers
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a person who would carry a message or is employed to carry messages
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Causeway
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a raised road or track across low or wet ground
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Moche
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a pre-Inca culture that flourished on the coast of Peru in the 1st to first and 7th centuries AD
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matriarchy
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a system of society or government ruled by a woman or women
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patriarchy
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a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line
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