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10 Cards in this Set
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Nomadic hunters entered the land that is now called Mexico by what year?
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20,000 B.C.
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What are some examples of problems in this volatile region?
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Volanoes and Earthquakes
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What did nomadic hunters encounter when they arrived in this area that is now present day New Mexico?
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Temerate Climate and five shallow interconnected lakes
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What did the nomadic hunters grow that is still part of the Mexican diet?
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Beans, Corn, and Chilipeppers
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What made this area capable of supporting a large urban population?
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The availability of water
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When was Teotihuacan established as the center of the first great Mexican culture and how many sq miles did it cover?
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200 BC; 12 sq miles
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What does Teotihuancan mean and how many inhabitants were there?
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"City of the Gods"; 1/4 million inhabitants
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By what century was Teotihuacan overrun by hostile tribes and abandoned?
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6th Century
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What are two famous Mayan citites?
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Chichen-Itza and Palenque
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What was the Maya divided into and who were they ruled by?
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city-states; priest kings
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