Cultural and Societal Concepts

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cultural hearths

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a place from which new ideas, practices, and technology spread

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matrilineal

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tracing descendants through the mother

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surplus

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extra

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cultural diffusion

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the process by which cultures interact and spread from one area to another

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maize

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a type of corn domesticated by early Mesoamerica

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civilization

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an advanced and complex society

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government

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an organization set up to make and enforce rules in a society

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trade

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the exchange of goods.