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Pacific Northwest culture
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From oregon to Alaskawich includes the Kwal Kult, Nootka, Haida tribes
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POTLATCH
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CEREMONY WERE THE KWAKIUTL, NOOTKA, AND HAIDA TRIBES SHOWED THEIR WEALTH AND RANK BY GIVING FOOD, AND GIFTS TO THE COMMUNITY.
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HOHOKAM
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TRIBE OF SOUTHWEST DESERT LANDS THAR WERE SUCCESSFUL FARMERS WHO USED IRRIGATION TO PRODUCE CORN, BEANS AND SQUASH.
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ANASAZI
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TRIBE THAT LIVED IN PRESENT DAY STATES OF UTAH, ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO , THAT BUILT CLIFF DWELLINGS.
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PUEBLOS
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VILLAGE OF LARGE, APARTMENT-STYLE COMPOUNDS MADE OF STONE AND SUN-BAKED CLAY
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KIVAS
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UNDERGROUND CERMONIAL CHAMBERS USED BY ANASAZI FOR RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
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PUEBLO PEOPLES
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DESCENDANTS OF ANASAZI THAT CONTINUED MANY ANASZI CUSTOMS IE. HOPI AND ZUNI
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PLAINS INDIANS
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TRIBES TO THE EAST THAT BECAME KNOW BY THE COMANCHE, KIOWA, AND APACHE THEY TRADE WITH PUEBLO PEOPLES
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`MOUND BUILDERS
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PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN WOODED LANDS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPIE RIVER THAT BUILT MOUNDS FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSEES
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MISSISSIPPIAN
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LAST MOUND CULTUREWHO BUILT PYRAMIDS INCENTER OF TOWN, ECONOMY WAS BASED ON TRADE AND FARMING
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CAHOKIA
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LARGEST CITY OF MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE. HAD 100 FT. HIGH PYRMIDIN CENTOR OF TOWN.
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WOODLAND PEOPLES
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PEOPLE OF EASTERN WOODED AREA. THAT HAD SIMILAR ENVIR. AS MISSISSIPPLANS, BUT SPOKE DISTINCT LANGUAGES.
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IROQUOIS
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LIVED IN EASTERN GREAT LAKES AREA. HAD STRONG ALLIANCE WITH TRIBES THAT SPOKE SAME LANGUAGE
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TOTEMS
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NATURAL ITEM THAT CLEAN OR GROUP IDENTIFIES WITH
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MAYA
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CULTURE. WHO HAD EXTRAORDINARY CIVILIZATION IN MESO AMERICA
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Tikal
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Mayan city in Northern Guatemala that was ruled by a god-king and was a center for religious ceremonies.
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Cacao
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Chocolate bean that was money in Mayan culture.
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Chichen Itza
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Religous place of Mayans, where human sacrifices were made.
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Cenote
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Deep sinkhole lake
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Glyphs
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Advanced writing system that used pictures or symbels for words.
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Codex
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Bark-paper book useds by Mayans to record historical events.
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Popul Vuh
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Mayan book writen after the arrival of Spanish. Talks aaabout Mayan version of creation.
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Three major achievements of the Mayan civilization.
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Calendar
Math system using 0 Written Language |
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What were the two main buildings found in Chichen Itza
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El Caracol- {The Snail} Observatory
El Castllo- {The Castle}Temple |
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Decline of Mayan civilization
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Desease
Over farming Warfare |
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Years passeds between decline of Mayan civilization and arrival of Spanish
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700 Years
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Aztecs
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Civilization that became greatest empire of Meso America. Developed in Valley of Mexico. Poor, nomadic.
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Teotihuacan
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First major civilization of central Mexico. City-state;home to Pyramid of Sun
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Obsidian
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Hard, glassy green or black rock found in Valley of Mexico and used to make razor sharp weapons.
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Toltecs
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Warlike people whose empire was based on conquest.
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Quetzalcoatl
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god of peace.
The feathesred serpent |
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Huitzilopochtli
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Aztec sun god
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Tenochtitlan
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Aztec city built by Lake Texcoco
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Triple Alliance
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Alliance between Texcoco, Tlacopan& Tenochtitlanto gain control over empire.
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Chinampas
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Farm plots built on the marshy fringes of the lake.
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Montezum II
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Ruler of Aztec when empire began to weaken.
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Incas
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Ruling family of a group of people living in a high plateau of the Andes.
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Orejones
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Means "Big Ears" because of the larg plugs they wore in their wardrobes;Inca nobility
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Pachacuti
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Second son of Inca ruler Viracocha; took thrown from brother;ruled for 33yrs;Created largest empire in Americas.
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Quechua
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Language of Inca imosed by government.
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Cuzco
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Capital of Incan Empire
Compaarable to Rome. |
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Ayllu
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Small goup of workers that worked together for the common good.
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Mita
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Iabor tribute
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Chasquis
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Runners that carried messages from one end of the empire to the other.
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Chuno
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Freeze dried potatoes
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Quipu
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Set of knotted strings that could be used to record data.
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Three ways Inca government involved itself in peoples livess.
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Irrigation
Roads Food |