Americas Vocab/IWW

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South American river with a huge rain forested basin

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Amazon

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Present day nation where the Mayan and Aztec states were centered

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Mexico

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The first inhabitants of the Americas migrated from this continent

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Asia

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Mexican peninsula, home to the Mayan civilization

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Yucatan

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Great mountain range of Mexico

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Sierra Madres

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People of the Yucatan, southern Mexico, and northern Central America

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Mayans

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Great mountain range of western North America

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Rockies

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Most important food crop of Mesoamerica

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Maize

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Wandering warriors who settled in central Mexico

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Aztecs

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People who destroyed the Aztec and Incan empires

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