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35 Cards in this Set
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Mexico
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A Latin American countries.
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indigenous
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peoples, or peoples descended from an area's first inhabitant's
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Yucatan Peninsula
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A place where indigenous and Maya people thrived to.
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mestizo
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a blending of people of Native American and European descent created a new ethnic group.
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Mexico City
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about 19.5 million people live within an area of 597 square miles
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urbanization
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the migration of people from the countryside to cities and the natural population growth within urban areas
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megacities
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cities with a population of more than 10 million live
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primate city
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an urban area that dominates it's country's economy, culture,and political affairs
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glyphs
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picture writings carved in stone, on temples to honor their gods and record history
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Tenochtitlan
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the Aztec capital that was built on an island in a large lake
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chinampas
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floating islands made from large rafts covered with mud from the lake bottom
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conquistador
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conqueror
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viceroys
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highly structured political system by royally appointed officials
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caudillo
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a dictator
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syncretism
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blending of beliefs and practices
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malnutrition
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condition caused by a lack of proper food- decreased
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murals
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wall paintings
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mosaics
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pictures or designs made with colored stone or tile
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Cuba
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people of mixed African and European descent from a large part of the population
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Dominican Rebuplic
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people of mixed African and European descent from a large part of the population
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West Indies
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The arrive of Christopher Columbus triggered the eventual conquest and colonization of Central America and the Caribbean
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Hispaniola
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the first European settlement was founded here in 1493
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Panama
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explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first too grasp the unique geographic features of this land.
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Haiti
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a solider born to enslaved parents led a revolt of enslaved Africans here
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dialects
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forms of a language unique to a particular place or group
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patois
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dialects that blend indigenous, European, African, and Asian languages
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Ecuador
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A region on the Andes
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Peru
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A region on the Andes
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Bolivia
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A region on the Andes
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Rio De Janeiro
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a planned city built in the country's interior
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Brasilia
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A city in the country's interior
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Sao Paulo
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One of the worlds 15 largest urban areas in population
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Buenos Aires
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One of the worlds 15 largest urban areas in population
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Cuzco
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Inca's capital
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quipu
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a series of knotted cords of various colors and lengths
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