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Migration
A movement of people or animals from one region to another.
Hunters-gathers
People who hunted animals and gathered wild plants for food.
Environments
Climates and landscapes that surround living things.
Culture
Is a group’s set of common values and traditions,including language, government, and family relationships
Olmec and Maya
(Olmec)Around the 1200 BC the Olmec developed the earliest known civilization in Meso America. (They are known for their use of stone )
(Maya) they built pyramids,large stone temples palaces and bridges
Aztec
They were fierce warriors and their superior military ability was key to their success.
In AD 1325 the Aztecs founded their capital, Tenochtitlan,on an island in lake Texcoco.
Inca
A small tribe in the Andes mountains of the South America. They named their capital city Cuzco.