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22-23 School Year > World History LTMs U2 > Flashcards

World History LTMs U2 Flashcards

1
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founder of Islam

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Muhammad

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2
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holy city of Islam in Arabia

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Mecca

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3
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battle in France where Islamic expansion into Europe was

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Battle of Tours

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holy book of Islam in which Muhammad’s most important teachings are written

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Qu’ran/Koran/Quran

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city in Arabia that was Muhammad’s refuge and where he first established Islam

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Medina

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6
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gift of money or property paid at marriage

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dowry

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7
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person learned in Islamic faith and law

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Mullah

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8
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the one Islamic God

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Allah

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  1. Recite the words of witness
  2. Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca
  3. Give alms to the needy
  4. Make a pilgrimage to Mecca
  5. Fast from sunrise to set during Ramadan
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5 Pillars of Islamic faith (not single words)

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10
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Muslim temple

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mosque

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11
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veil of Muslim women

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hijab

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12
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believe that the only intercessor between believers and Allah was the Koran

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Sunni Muslims

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believe that a person - spiritual or secular authority - rather than the Koran was the intermediary between Allah and believers

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Shiite Muslims

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14
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Islamic holy war

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Jihad

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15
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Largest desert on Earth

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Sahara

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16
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major African trading empire; iron products, ebony, ivory, frankincense

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Kush

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West Africa; trading state; strong rulers but no laws; well-trained army; iron and gold

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Ghana

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nomadic people whose camels carried goods and supplies across Africa

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Berbers

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19
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famous African trading center; became center of Islamic learning and culture

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Timbuktu

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20
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mixed African and Arabian cultures in coastal areas

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Swahili

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21
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growing crops for personal use, not for sale

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subsistence farming

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22
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special class of storytellers who were historians who kept alive the people’s history

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griots

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23
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“strong ruler”; military tactics; largest land empire in history

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Genghis Khan

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24
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Venetian traveler; explorer and writer

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Marco Polo

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25
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Chinese invention that helped spread literature

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wood block printing

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26
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Chinese clay ceramic

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porcelin

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27
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Genghis’ grandson; conquest in China

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Kublai Khan

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28
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pastoral group who conquered much of southeast Asia

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Mongols

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29
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powerful official who controlled the Japanese emperor

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shogun

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30
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samurai code of honor

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Bushido

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31
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most powerful state in mainland southeast Asia; presently Cambodia

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Angkor

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32
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local Japanese aristocrats who controlled vast land and didn’t pay taxes

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daimyo

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33
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Japanese religion; spirits live in objects; reverence for emperor

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Shinto

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34
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legendary first emperor in Japan

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Jimmu

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35
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first real emperor in Japan; 300s; successors ruled until end of WWII

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Sujin

36
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warrior landlords who ruled local areas; code of ethics

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samurai

37
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Hindu warriors who tried to resist Mahud’s attacks

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Rajputs

38
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Chinese dynasty that unified China; Grand Canal

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Sui

39
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first Germanic king to convert to Christianity

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Clovis

40
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  1. Pope
  2. Archbishop
  3. Bishop
  4. Priests
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hierarchy of the Catholic Church (top-down)

41
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fierce warrior; strong ruler; new title - Emperor of the Romans; Christian; long rule

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Charlemagne

42
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Christian practice of living life separate from outsiders in order to pray and dedicate life to God

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monasticism

43
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Norsemen who invaded Europe; warriors; shipbuilders

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Vikings

44
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political and social system; nobles offer protection and land in return for service

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feudalism

45
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economic system in which lord held rights over land and tenant

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manorialism

46
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code of ethics for knights

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Chivalry

47
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document of rights for the nobles of England; limited monarch’s power

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Magna Carta

48
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representative institution in English government; House of Lords and House of Commons

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Parliament

49
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missionary brothers who converted Slavs to Orthodox Christianity; Cyrillic alphabet

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Cyril and Methodius

50
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the word of “Russia” is derived from this word

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Rus

51
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Kievan ruler who accepted Eastern Orthodox Christianity; cultural unification with the East - Byzantium

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Vladimir I

52
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great Byzantine emperor; code of laws; Theodora

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Justinian

53
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beautiful Byzantine cathedral built by Justinian

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Hagia Sophia

54
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Christian expeditions to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims; Pope Urban II; successful failures

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Crusades

55
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  1. money
  2. adventure
  3. forgiveness of sins
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3 reasons why people would join crusades

56
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  1. growth of Italian port cities & commercialism
  2. first widespread attack on Jews
  3. dismantling of Feudalism
  4. new military technology
  5. increased power of monarchs
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results of Crusades on Europe

57
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2 terms for the period of time between ancient and modern history

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Middle Ages and Medieval Period

58
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most common drink for people of Middle Ages because of pollution and waste

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ale

59
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economy based on money rather than bartering

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money economy

60
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name for group of merchants and artisans who set standards and controlled prices

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guild

61
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  1. apprentice
  2. journeyman
  3. create a masterpiece
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list in order the steps to become a master craftsman and join a guild

62
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the practice of wealthy secular nobles choosing Catholic office holders; led to extreme wealth of the church and conflict with religious duties

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lay investiture

63
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Catholic Church’s punishment of an entire region which involved withholding religious sacraments

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interdict

64
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brought papal power to its greatest political height

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Pope Innocent III

65
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founder of religious order; swore off all worldly wealth to preach repentance and help for poor

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St. Francis of Assisi

66
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beliefs against those of the Catholic Church

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heresy

67
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established to deal with finding and punishing heretics; Spanish took it to a new level

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Inquisition

68
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study of religion and God

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theology

69
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study to show that faith was in harmony with reason

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scholasticism

70
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one of the greatest intellects of the Catholic Church; scholarly investigation; “Does God exist?”

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St. Thomas Aquinas

71
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plague that killed 1/3 of European population; rats and fleas spread

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Bubonic Plague

72
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hostility towards Jews

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antisemitism

73
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removal of the papacy from Rome to Avignon, France; popes chosen by French monarch

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Babylonian Captivity

74
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divide in the Catholic Church; two popes–Rome and Avignon–Italy vs France

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The Great Schism

75
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French and English war over Gascony, France; change in warfare and feudal system; France eventually wins

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Hundred Years’ War

76
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French fighter and religious leader; visions; burned at the stake by English as a heretic

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Joan of Arc

77
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new weapon technology in 100 Year’s War

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cannons, longbow

78
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English Civil War between York and Lancaster houses; Red and White roses; establishes Tudor dynasty

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War of the Roses

79
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rulers of Spain who consolidated kingdoms; “encouraged” conversions to Catholicism

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Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand

80
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“3 sisters”; crops of the Mississippian culture; Hopewell and Iroquois

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corn, beans, squash

81
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Native American group who came together to promote internal peace; clan mother chose men to serve

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Iroquois

82
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earliest Mesoamerican civilization; stone heads

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Olmec

83
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most sophisticated civilization of the Americas; Yucatan Peninsula; cocoa bean=$, calender

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Maya

84
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warlike American society; metal working with gold and silver; Quetzalcoatl

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Toltec

85
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Tenochtitlan; ruled most of present-day Mexico; pyramids; wandering warriors; chinampas

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Aztec

86
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“children of the sun”; high altitude farming; best engineers; Machu Picchu; quipu

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Inca

87
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every type of climate and terrain can be found in this region; two great river systems

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Americas

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