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13 Cards in this Set
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Sacbay
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Ancient Maya road. It was paved with white plaster.
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Archaeologists
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One who studies the life and culture of ancient people by studying monuments, artifacts, and inscriptions.
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Conquistadors
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Spanish conquerors in the Americas during the 16th century.
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Maya lived between________
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300AD-900AD
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Emblem glyph
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Like a coat of arms, it identifies individual Maya cities.
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Maya lived in the __________
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Yucatan Peninsula.
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What did Segovia believe that the Maya used some of their temples for.
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Marking the winter solstice.
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Archaeoastronomy
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One who studies the astronomical knowledge of ancient people.
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Obsidian
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Hard dark volcanic glass formed by volcanoes
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Solstice
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June 21st and December 21st
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Glyph
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A symbolic character, usually carved.
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Pre-Columbian
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The time before the arrival of Columbus in America
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Stela
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an upright stone slab, carved with inscriptions.
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