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16 Cards in this Set
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Mesoamerica
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The region that includes Mexico and Central America; also called Middle America
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causeway
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A human-made land bridge
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chinampa
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A human-made island created from platforms of woven reeds. Aztec farmers grew vegetables on these "floating gardens"
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scale
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The relationship between the distances on a map and the actual distances on Earth
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quinoa
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A high-protein grain grown by the ancient Incas
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terrain
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The physical features of land
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Quechua
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The Inca language
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mitima
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The Incan practice of sending conquered people to live in different places, away from their homelands
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quipu
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Colored, knotted strings used by the Incas for recording information
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wigwam
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A round, bark-covered Native American shelter
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longhouse
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A Native American rectangular house made of wood frames covered with bark and shared by several families
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palisade
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A wall made of sharpened stakes made from tree trunks, built to protect a village from enemies or wild animals
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earth lodge
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A round log home covered with packed earth
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mesa
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A flat-topped hill with steep slopes
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totem pole
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A tall wooden post carved with shapes of animals and people and representing a family's history and importance
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tundra
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A flat and treeless plain of frozen ground
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