Key Terms - The Maya

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subsistence agriculture

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The production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family

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city-state

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A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state

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famine

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An extreme shortage of food

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slash-and-burn

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A farming method involving the cutting of trees, then burning them to provide ash-enriched soil for the planting of crops

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deforestation

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Destruction of forests

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maize

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Corn

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abandon

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To leave behind

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theory

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A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data

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glyphs

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A symbolic picture, especially one used as part of a writing system for carving messages in stone

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Mesoamerica

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"Middle America" the region extending from modern-day Mexico through Central America