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15 Cards in this Set
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Beringia
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land bridge connecting the Americas and Asia during the Ice Age
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Pre-Columbian
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era of Americas before the arrival of Europeans
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Olmec
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Mesoamerica's first civilization (1000-300 BC) stone pyramids and head carvings. Primitive writing and numbers
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Chavin
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first influential civilization in South America (800-400BC) clay and jade sculptures; successful agriculture in a harsh climate
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Toltec
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early American culture near modern Mexico City (300-700BC); major city Tcotihuacan; basis for Aztec culture; stone pyramids
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Maya
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Early culture on the Yucatan Peninsula (250-800 AD); entire culture and achievements revolve around religion
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Chichen Itza
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major Mayan city on Yucatan; temple and observitory
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Pok-a-tok
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sport played by Maya on a grass court; players sometimes sacrificed
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Chac
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Mayan rain god; appears in serpent form
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Popul Vuh
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Mayan manuscripts showing pictures and stories of Mayan kings and history
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Aztecs
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early culture in Valley of Mexico centered near modern Mexico City (1325-1519AD); calender and human sacrifices
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Tenochtitlan
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capital city of Aztecs located near Mexico City; laid out in a grid pattern with canals
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Quetzalcoatl
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plumed serpant god of Aztecs that originated with the Toltecs; legend of his return as a pale skinned human
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Chinampas
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artificial islands used for farming by Aztecs in Lake Texcoco
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Huitzilopochtli
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Aztec god of war; human sacrifices made to him
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