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| A pre-columbian, Native American Culture that existed from 1000 to 200 BCE, in the regions of Ohio, Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky. |
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| The Political Rulership Title of Pre-Columbian Mayan Civilizations. It applied to any member of the leading class of nobles, and also denoted a member of the mayan priesthood. |
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| A New-England based Native American Language group, largely populated with in theory over 100 tribes. |
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| A meso-american sport with ritual associations played for over 3000 years, that occasionally was used during ritual events and involved Human Sacrifice. |
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| The withdrawal of considerable amounts of blood to cure or prevent illness or disease. |
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| An ancient Mayan Archaeological site in the state of Chiapas, 20 miles south of Yaxchilan. The site housed murals depicting a battle. |
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| early chocolate, used as a luxury for the upper class members of mesoamerican society. |
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| An ancient city found in Illinois, that was in effect from 1400-600 BCE, and is the largest archaeological site related to the Mississippian culture. |
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| a mayan sinkhole with exposed rocky edges containing groundwater, effectively a well. |
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| Pre-columbian archaeological site built by the mayans in the Yucatan state, exuding a multitude of archaeological prowess. It was a major economic player in ancient mayan civilization. |
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| A method of Mesoamerican agriculture which used small rectangular shapes of fertile, arable land to grow crops on the shallow lakebeds in the valley of mexico. |
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| A city whos government is not dependant on any other government and who also often extends its power to small villages surrounding the city. |
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| The development of a human society with varying degrees of complexity. |
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| The development of a human society with varying degrees of complexity. |
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| The modern format for a book developed by ancient romans with seperate pages bound together and given a cover. Replaced scrolls and tablets. |
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| The abrupt societal failures leading to a waning in complexity and systematic decentralization reducing the relevance and functionality of a society. |
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| the act of military subjugation of an enemy by force of arms. |
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| the Archaeological site of a maya civilization located in western honduras, it was almost completely surrounded my non mayan peoples. |
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| A bronze age civilization developed on the island of crete in greece, described as the first link to the european chain, due to it linking the ancient mesopotamian and egyptian civilizations to the ancient greeks. |
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| built for religious or burial purposes, raised piles of dirt with a person, symbol, or animal sculpted on top. |
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| environmental degradation |
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| The deterioration of the environment through the depletion of natural resources. |
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| The pre-classic mayan era |
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| 200-900 AD period of mayan culture |
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| 900-1500 CE mayan timeline |
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| a precious incan/mayan stone used in trade and for crafts. |
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| The term used to describe the common traditions of the native americans that flourished between 200 and 500 BCE |
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| An indiginous people of North America |
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| A pre-columbian site of the Olmec civilization, located in present day Mexico. |
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| A grass, corn, developed by indiginous people of mesoamerica, as a cornerstone of their agriculture |
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| A mesoamerican civilization known for owning the only fully developed language of the pre-columbian Americas,among other advances |
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| A region of southern america and southern north america in which a large group of indigenious civilizatons flourished before the columbian presense in America. |
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| An important imperialist concept advocating the use of force to obtain and annex new land and regions for use of natural resources and the expansion of a society. |
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