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| 7241906492 | Austronesian peoples | people who was early as 2000 BCE began to explore and settle islands of the Pacific Ocean Why does it matter: shows new migration patterns and development to how they got there |  | 0 |
| 7241907598 | Bloodletting ritual | a ritual that involves the intentional release of blood,can be a symbolic rebirth or death Why does it matter: shows their belief system and an importance to what they are doing |  | 1 |
| 7241908339 | Chavin Cult | mysterious but very popular South American religion Why does it matter: shows religious differences all over the world |  | 2 |
| 7241910340 | Chichen Itza | site in northern Mexico, center of Mayan empire after ad 918 till about 1200 Why does it matter: shows what their center was and importance of it |  | 3 |
| 7241911681 | Colossal human heads | seventeen monumental stone representations of human heads Why does it matter: shows importance and what they believed in/could be important people in their history |  | 4 |
| 7241912651 | Kaminaljuyu | site during the Maya civilization that was occupied during 1500 BC till AD 1200 Why does it matter: shows different important cities during the civilization |  | 5 |
| 7241914253 | Lapita | culture used for Prehistoric Pacific Ocean people (1600-500 BCE) Why does it matter: shows different types of culture all over the world |  | 6 |
| 7241914254 | Maize | corn Why does it matter: tells us what they ate and one of their stable crops |  | 7 |
| 7241914255 | Maya | brilliant Central American society (300-1000) known for math, astronomy,and a sophisticated written language Why does it matter: shows early American civilizations and their developments |  | 8 |
| 7241915756 | Maya ball game | game in which Maya peoples used a hard rubber ball to propel through a ring without using their hands. Often used for ritual and ceremonial purposes Why does it matter: shows new twists on rituals than past civilizations |  | 9 |
| 7241915777 | Mayan calendar | system of calendars used in Mesoamerica Why does it matter: show show developed they were to tell time and what day it was |  | 10 |
| 7241918711 | Mesoamerica | area extending from central Mexico to Honduras where diverse civilizations thrived Why does it matter: gives us an idea of where most civilizations were located |  | 11 |
| 7241920062 | Mochica | Pre-Incan South American society (300-700) known for their brilliant ceramics Why does it matter: shows early art and influence it had |  | 12 |
| 7241921658 | Oceania | term referring to the Pacific Ocean basin and its lands Why does it matter: shows early terms |  | 13 |
| 7241922526 | Olmecs | early Mesoamerican society (1200-100) BCE that centered on sites at San Lorenzo, La Venta, and Tres Zapatos and that influenced later Maya Why does it matter: led to influences of later Maya |  | 14 |
| 7241924194 | Popol Vuh | Mayan creation epic Why does it matter: shows signs of literature and what it was based on |  | 15 |
| 7241925627 | Teotihuacan | Central American society (200-750 BCE); its Pyramid of the Sun was the largest structure in Mesoamerica Why does it matter: shows how developed they were to be able to build the structure and shows what they believed in |  | 16 |
| 7241928145 | Tikal | Maya political center from the fourth through the ninth century Why does it matter: tells us where the most important place was |  | 17 |
