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Meso America
- Central Mexico
- First people went there from Alaska from Bering Strait
- Missed out on Disease
- Domesticated Maize (corn)
- Domesticated Tomato and Potato
- Ceremonial Centers
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Olmecs
- Lived in what is now Mexico (gulf)
- Ceremonial Center-La Venta
- Practice Terrace Agriculure (dig terrace b/c rely on rains for water...no river)
- Maize
- Crafted Heads made out of Besalt Rock
- Carved Jade
- Writing system that we can't break-glyphs
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Mayans
- Southern Mexico
- 1. Writing
- 2. Calendar
- 3. Ceremonial Centers
- Polytheistic-gods for weather, crops
- Creation Legend: Popol Vu (oral tradition)
- Chillam Balam-sayings of sooth sayers
- Writing System-glyphs
- Human Sacrifices
- Slavery
- Captives sacrificed to gods (Cenotes)
- Rituals-ball court, you lose you die
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Mayan Calendar
- 2 parts
- 365 days, 260 rituals
- outside is solar
- 51 year cycles
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Mayan Society
- Stratified Society (born into)
- Warriors-elitist
- Merchants-elitist
- Currency-cocoa beans
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Teotihuacan
- Major ceremonial center
- Pyramid of the sun
- Priesthood
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South America
- Upland and Lowland Culture
- Andes mountains and low valleys
- Maize, Potato, Tomato
- Domesticated Alpaca (like llama)
- Parasites killed them-eating raw fish
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