Meso-America Vocab

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Farming system in steps up a mountain

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Terrace Farming

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A set of actions always performed the same way in a religious ceremony.

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Ritual

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Mesoamerican civilization (2000 B.C.E. - 1500 C.E.)

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Maya

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Mesoamerican empire in central Mexico (1428-1519 C.E.)

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Aztec

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Culture in the Andes, 1400s-1532.

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Inca

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Social structure shaped like a pyramid, with layers for different social classes.

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Social Pyramid

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A professional soldier hired by a foreign army

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Mercenary

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Region from modern Mexico through Central America

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Meso-America

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Gift of an animal for slaughter to honor gods

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Sacrifice

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Agreement to work together

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Alliance