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MesoAmerica
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Middle America- region that spreads from mexico to central america
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coming of age ceremony
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a ceremony that celebrates the end of childhood and acceptance into adulthood
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pok-a-tok
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a game played in the maya civilization-ball game- that has religious and sacrificial purposes
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tenochtitlan
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city built on lake texcoco that became the center of aztec empire
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mercenary
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a soldier payed to fight for another group or country
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alliance
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group or countries, city-states, or other groups that agree to make piece, work together
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toltecs
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came from north, capital was tollan
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semidivine
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more than human but not quite god
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hereditary
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passed on from parent to child...inherited
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calpulli
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someone who loans land to those who can afford
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polygamy
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able to have multiple spouses
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maize
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main crop of aztec diet- can be dried or stored
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quipu
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set of strings with knots tied into it- reminds messagers
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cuzco
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the inca capital located in the aztec mountains
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ayllus
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social group
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communal
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shared by a community or group
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inti
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sun god
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divination
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the art of telling the future through religious means
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divination
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the art of telling the future through religious means
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oracle
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a person who a spirit or god is speaking through
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chosen women
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women who are chosen to go live in a monasteries and study religion
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solar year
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the time it takes the earth to travel once around the sun
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stele
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a stone slab or pillar w/ carving or inscriptions
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chinampas
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floating garden
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suspension bridge
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a bridge whose roadway is held up by cables that are anchored on each end of bridge
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trephination
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a type of surgery that involves penetrating the skull
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