Mesoamerican Civilizations and Agriculture

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This culture is located on the Yucatan Peninsula, Southern Mexico, Guatemala

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Maya

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A method of farming that involves carving "steps" in a hillside to make farmland

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Terraces

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A picture form of writing; often seen as carvings in Mayan architecture

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Glyphs (hieroglyphs)

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Aztec capital city built on a swampy island

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Tenochtitlan

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Mexico City is located where the capital of which civilization once stood? Options: Inca, Maya, Aztec, Olmec

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Aztec

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The Inca built thousands of  miles of _________________ to link all parts of the empire.

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roads

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Designed chinampas or floating gardens

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Aztec

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What did the Aztec and the Inca have in common?

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Both were defeated by the Spanish.