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A country in present day South America where the Inca lived
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Peru
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A Native American people who built a notable civilization in western South America in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The center of their empire was in present-day Peru. Francisco Pizarro of Spain conquered the empire.
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Incas
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A country in present day South America where the Inca lived
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A Native American people who built a notable civilization in western South America in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The center of their empire was in present-day Peru. Francisco Pizarro of Spain conquered the empire.
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An ancient technique for growing crops on hillsides or mountain slopes
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The major South American mountain range that was where the Incas settled.
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Abandoned city high in the Andes mountains that showcases the architectural genius of the Inca. Machu Picchu was originally built for kings.
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A Spanish conquistador who went to the Incas and took emperor prisoner and then killed him and took over the Inca empire;
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Last ruling Inca emperor of Peru. He was executed by the Spanish. (p. 438)
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The capital city of the Aztecs.
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Area in central Mexico that is present-day Mexico City
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floating gardens built by the Aztec. Corn, avocados, beans, chili peppers, squash and tomatoes were grown in these gardens.
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Aztec chieftan; encountered Cortes and the Spanish and saw that they rode horses; Montezuma assumed that the Spanish were gods. He welcomed them hospitably, but the explorers soon turned on the natives and ruled them for three centuries.
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Spanish explorers who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain in the 1500s and 1600s
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Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
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Mayans believed that their kings descended from the sun.
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Mayans studied the stars to create a 365-day calendar.
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The cutting and burning of plants in forests or woodlands to create fields
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Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities with a central step pyramid.
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Mayan word for flat region that was heavily forested and also contained numerous swamps and sinkholes.
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Geographic location of the Mayan people located on present day Central America.
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A Mesoamerican indian civilization located on the Yucatan Peninsula.
