Mesoamerican Vocabulary

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Civilization

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an organized society

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Maize

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corn

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Palenque

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An ancient Mayan City

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Observatory

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a building from which people can study the sky

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Rebel

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in opposition or resistance to a government or ruler

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Mesoamerica

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The region known as Mesoamerica stretches from the central part of Mexico south to include the northern part of Central America.

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Peninsula

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a piece of land surrounded on three sides by water

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City-state

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a political unit made up of a city and all the surrounding lands

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Olmec

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A complex civilization that lived in Mesoamerica around 1200 B.C.

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Cacao

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Chocolate.