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19 Cards in this Set
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indigenous
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peoples, or peoples decended from an areas first inhabitants
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mestizo
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european new decendents new ethnic group
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primate city
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mexico city is a primate city, an urban area that dominates its countrys economy, culture, and political affairs
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glyphs
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picture writings carved in stone, on temples to honor gods and record history
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conquistador
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conqueror
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viceroys
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governed under a highly structured political system by royally appointed officials
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caudillo
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dictator
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syncretism
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blending beliefs and practices
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malnutrition
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a condition caused by lack of proper food
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mosaics
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pictures or designs made with colored stone or title
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dialects
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forms of language unique to a particular place or group
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patois
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dialects that blend indigenous
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matriarchal
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ruled by women such as a mother, grandmother, or aunt.
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quipu
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a series of knotted cords of various colors and lengths
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megacity
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city with more than 10 million people
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extended family
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includes great grandparents, grand parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
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brain drain
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loss of their more highly educated workers
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chinampas
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floating islands made Caztect from large rafts covered in mud
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candillo
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new leader emerged the candillo
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