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| 12235388468 | Ayllus | a sib or clan that constituted the basic socioeconomic unit of Inca society |  | 0 |
| 12235389463 | Caracol | an ancient Mayan observatory built in Chichen Itza around 1000 CE. Used to accurately observe and predict the phases of the moon, solar eclipses, and accuracy of calendar. |  | 1 |
| 12235390120 | Olmec | a member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the eastern coast of Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico ( c. 1200-400 BC), who established what was probably the first Meso-American civilization |  | 2 |
| 12235390489 | Mayan | A major civilization of Mesoamerica; flourished from 250 to 900 C.E. Often referred to as "the Greeks of the New World" because of their cultural achievements |  | 3 |
| 12235390909 | Moche | An important regional civilization of Peru, governed by warrior-priests; flourished from about 100 to 800 C.E. (pron. MO-che) |  | 4 |
| 12235391523 | Teotihuacan | The largest city of pre-Columbian America, with a population between 100,000 and 200,000; seemingly built to a plan in the Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacán flourished between 300 and 600 C.E., during which time it governed or influenced much of the surrounding region. The name Teotihuacán is an Aztec term meaning "city of the gods." (pron. teh-o-tee-WAH-kahn) |  | 5 |
| 12235392436 | Tribute | A payment by one ruler/nation to another in acknowledgement of submission, protection or respect/superiority. |  | 6 |
| 12235393185 | Slash and burn agriculture | so named because fields/forests are cleared by slashing the vegetation and burning the debris |  | 7 |
| 12235394040 | Chichen Itza | located at the northern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula of modern Mexico, was a Maya city flourishing between c. 750 and 1200 CE, the site is rich in monumental architecture and sculpture which promote themes of militarism and displays imagery of jaguars, eagles, and feathered-serpents. Probably a capital city ruling over a confederacy of neighbouring states, Chichen Itza was one of the great Mesoamerican cities |  | 8 |
| 12235394627 | Maya glyphs | writing system of the Maya was a sophisticated combination of pictographs directly representing objects and ideograms (or glyphs) expressing more abstract concepts such as actions or ideas and even syllabic sounds. |  | 9 |
