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Pre-Columbian Americas (Olmec (Geographic enviroment (Swamps and jungle,…
Pre-Columbian Americas
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Maya
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Economy
economy was largely based on agriculture,craft production and trade
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used cocoa beans, copper bells,marine shells and jade beads as currency
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Politics
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Great cities such as: Tikal, Copán, Uxmal, and Chichén Itzá
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Religion
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Prayed and offered food, flowers, incense and their own blood.
Believed that it would nourish the God’s.
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Social Structure
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The king was on top of the social stucture that were divided between nobles, merchants with special skills and peasants
Aztecs
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Rise
Valley of Mexico attracted many civilizations, the Aztecs migrated to the region and made alliances that helped them get stronger
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Incas
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Rise
Started their civilization in the high plateau of the Andes, but then ended up settling in a Valley in Cuzco
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Fall
Their ruler, Huayna Capac died
His sons Atahualpa and Huascar divided the empire, but a civil war soon broke out.
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