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12 Cards in this Set
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Maize |
Corn, domesticated and made an important crop by pre-Columbian Meso-American civilizations. |
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Quipu |
An Inca system for counting using colored, knotted strings of various lengths. |
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Caral |
A large settlement in the Supe Valley, in Peru. One of the most ancient cities in the Americas, settled by what became the Caral civilization. |
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Chavin |
A Peruvian MesoAmerican culture from before 1200 B.C, known for its' archaeological site Chavin. |
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Nazca |
Ancient geoglyphs in southern Peru. |
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Ecuador |
A western South-American country on the coast, known for its' diverse landscapes from foothills to Amazonian Jungles. |
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Moche |
A Meso-American culture in Northern Peru known for its' pottery. |
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Inca |
The largest Empire in pre-Columbian America, located in modern Peru. Known for their city in the mountains, Machu Picchu. |
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Cuzco |
The capital of the Incan empire, in the Andes mountains. |
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Pachacuti |
The ruler of the Kingdom of Cusco, who turned it into the Incan empire. |
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Macchu Picchu |
An Incan citadel high in the Andes Mountains. |
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Urubamba River |
The sacred river that flows down the Andes, near Machu Picchu. |
