American Nation Chapter 2 Sec 1

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glaciers

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thick sheet of ice (p.36)

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surplus

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extra; when income exceeds spending (p.37)

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causeway

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raised road made of packed earth (p.38)

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quipu

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device made of cord or string with knots that stood for quantities; used by the Incas to keep accounts and records (p.40)

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terrace

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wide shelf of land cut into a hillside (p.40

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culture

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entire way of life developed by a people (p.22, 40)

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adobe

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sun-dried brick (p.41)

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pueblo

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a town in the Spanish colonies; Anasazi village (p.41)

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Mound Builders

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the name for various North American cultures that built large earth mounds beginning about 3,000 years ago (p.41)

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Olmec Civilization

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in Central America, farming community, earliest known civilization in Americas, Gulf of Mexico

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Mayas

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lived in rain forests of Guatemala and Mexico, farmed lots of corn, cities, roads, and trade got bigger and better.

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Aztecs

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early Aztecs were nomads, settled around Lake Texcoco in central Mexico, powerful empire

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Incas

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along west coast of South America, capital was Cuzco in Andes mountains, 10,000 miles of roads, skilled engineers

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nomads

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people who move from place to place in search of food