Chapter 15: The Americas

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Toltecs

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A Mesoamerican civilization that preceded the Aztecs.

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Teotihuacan

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An ancient city in Mesoamerica, known for its pyramids.

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Tiwanaku

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An Andean civilization in present-day Bolivia.

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Wari

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An Andean civilization that existed alongside Tiwanaku.

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Mexica

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The people who established the Aztec Empire.

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Aztlan

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The legendary ancestral homeland of the Aztecs.

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Mita

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A labor system used in the Andean region.

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Tenochtitlan

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The capital city of the Aztec Empire.

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Tawantinsuyu

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The name for the Inca Empire.

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Andean Culture

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The cultures of the people who lived in the Andes Mountains.