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| What modern-day territories constitute Mesoamerica? |
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| MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA |
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| Generalize about early Amerindian peoples. |
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| They developed specialized technologies and domesticated plants and animals |
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| The successful completion of large building projects by the Olmec was in large part because: |
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| the ability of the Olmec elite to require and direct labor from its inhabitants |
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| the dominance of the Chavin can be attributed to |
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Definition
| their early advancements in agriculture and trade. Had strategic location on intersecting trade routes connecting coast w/ mountains. Introduced Maize |
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| How could the societies of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres be compared accurately? |
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| The development of civilization was influenced greatly by environment, and societies of both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres were both sophisticated and complex. |
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