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34 Cards in this Set
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Huitsilopochtli
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Aztec God of war
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Tenochtitlan
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The Aztec capital city
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Chinampas
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Manmade floating islands made of platforms of woven reed. aztec farmers used these to grow crops on.
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Hieroglyphics
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A system of writing based on symbols representing ides, i.e. the ancient Egyptians and modern Chinese
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Cuzco
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The Incan capital city
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Four Quarters of The World
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What the Incans called their empire
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Terraces
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Flat Ledges cut into the side of a mountain, used to grow crops on.
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Mesa
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A flat topped hill with steep slopes. Southwestern Indians built dwellings on these.
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Pueblos
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The buildings that these Indians constructed, some had more than 100 rooms.
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Cahokia
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The largest settlement of the mound building culture found in the Midwest. This city was located near what is now St. Louis.
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Maize
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Corn
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Tlaloc
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The Aztec god of rain, and the god of the farmer's plenty.
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Mark of The Rabbit
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The marks on the face of the moon, from the rabbit.
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Pachacuti
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The 9th ruler of the Cuzco Empire.
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Quipu
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A record-keeping device of the Inca empire consisting of a series of variously colored strings attached to a base rope and knotted used to keep many different records.
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Calander Stone
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A massive piece of rock 3 feet thick and 12 feet in diameter. Weighing about 24 metric tons, it contained pictographs for the days and months of the Aztec calendar.
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Quetzalcoatl
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The god of learning and civilization
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Huitsilopochtli
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Aztec God of war
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Tenochtitlan
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The Aztec capital city
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|
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Chinampas
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Manmade floating islands made of platforms of woven reed. aztec farmers used these to grow crops on.
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Hieroglyphics
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A system of writing based on symbols representing ides, i.e. the ancient Egyptians and modern Chinese
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Cuzco
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The Incan capital city
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Four Quarters of The World
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What the Incans called their empire
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Terraces
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Flat Ledges cut into the side of a mountain, used to grow crops on.
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Mesa
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A flat topped hill with steep slopes. Southwestern Indians built dwellings on these.
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Pueblos
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The buildings that these Indians constructed, some had more than 100 rooms.
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Cahokia
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The largest settlement of the mound building culture found in the Midwest. This city was located near what is now St. Louis.
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Maize
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Corn
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Tlaloc
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The Aztec god of rain, and the god of the farmer's plenty.
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Mark of The Rabbit
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The marks on the face of the moon, from the rabbit.
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Pachacuti
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The 9th ruler of the Cuzco Empire.
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Quipu
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A record-keeping device of the Inca empire consisting of a series of variously colored strings attached to a base rope and knotted used to keep many different records.
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Calander Stone
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A massive piece of rock 3 feet thick and 12 feet in diameter. Weighing about 24 metric tons, it contained pictographs for the days and months of the Aztec calendar.
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Quetzalcoatl
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The god of learning and civilization
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