Ch 2 Early Native American Vocab

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Region around southern Mexico where early American civilizations began

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Mesoamerica

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Belief in multiple gods

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Polytheistic

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Self-governing region with a city and territory

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city-state

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Study of things outside Earth, like the moon and stars.

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astronomy

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Tool to mark time

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calendar

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Writing system using symbols and pictures instead of letters

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hieroglyphs

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Books made from animal hide or soft bark, folded like fans

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codex

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Clearing land by cutting and burning trees for crops

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slash and burn

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Group of territories ruled by one ruler

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empire

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Preserve a body by embalming and wrapping in cloth

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mummified