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7107395532Mesoamericaregion and cultural area in the Americas0
7107395533Omlecsfoundational civilization that heavily influenced two later groups1
7107395534Mayan civilizationMesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples that was noted for its hieroglyphic script2
7107395535Huaca del Solstepped pyramid3
7107395536Huaca de la Lunaterraced platform4
7107395537ayllussmall communities based on the idea of communal work5
7107395538Teotihuacanwealthy city-state ruled by a theocratic government6
7107395539obsidianhard glass rock7
7107395540Classic Periodheight of the Maya civilization8
7107395541slash-and-burn agriculturefarming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden9
7107395542Mayaheirs to the Olmec society that cultivated the lowlands of Mesoamerica10
7107395544tributepayments from the conquered to the conqueror11
7107395545Caracolunique structure at pre-Columbian Maya civilization site of Chichen Itza12
7107395546Chickén ItzáMayan state that tried to unify the Mayan people under one centralized rule13
7107395547hieroglyphicssystem of writing that uses pictures instead of words14

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