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PEOPLE OF A POWERFUL SOUTH AMERICAN EMPIRE DURING THE 1400'S AND 1500'S
INCAS
A MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA
ANDES
THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE INCAN EMPIRE, LOCATED IN PRESENT DAY PERU
CUZCO
AN OFFICIAL COUNT OF PEOPLE IN A CERTAIN PLACE AT A CERTAIN TIME
CENSUS
A GROUP OF KNOTTED STRINGS USED BY THE INCAS TO RECORD INFORMATION
QUIPU
STEPLIKE LEDGES CUT INTO MOUNTAINS TO MAKE LAND SUITABLE FOR FARMING
TERRACES
PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE VALLEY OF MEXICO
AZTECS
CAPITAL CITY OF THE AZTECS
TENOCHITLAN
PEOPLE WHO ESTABLISHED A GREAT CIVILIZATION IN MIDDLE AMERICA
MAYAS
A FARMING TECHNIQUE IN WHICH TREES ARE CUT DOWN AND BURNED TO CLEAR AND FERTILIZE THE LAND
SLASH AND BURN
CORN
MAIZE
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS THAT MADE UP THE MAYAN WRITING SYSTEM
HIEROGLYPHICS
NATIVE AMERICAN GROUPS WHO BUILT EARTHEN MOUNDS
MOUND BUILDERS
EARLY NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHWEST
ANCESTRAL PUEBLOANS
A CLUSTER OF NATIVE AMERICAN STONE OR ADOBE DWELLINGS
PUEBLO
A ROUND ROOM USED BY THE PUEBLO PEOPLE FOR RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES
KIVA
MOSTLY FLAT AND GRASSY REGION OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
GREAT PLAINS