Mesoamerica Review

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Main crop grown in the highlands, also known as corn

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Maize

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Civilization that developed high in the Andes mountains of Peru

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Inca

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Aztec founded city that is now known as Mexico City

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Tenochtitlan

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Artificial fields constructed to feed growing populations

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Chinampas

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Stepped platforms built into the mountainside, provided additional area for building and agriculture.

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Terraces

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Mesoamerica's first civilization that left many contributions, included large stone heads

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Olmec

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The Inca made up for a lack of flat farmland with a type of farming called __________.

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Terrace farming

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TRUE OR FALSE: Francisco Pizzaro was a Spanish conquistador that led a mission to conquer the Inca empire.

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True

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Aztec emperor who famously confronted Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes

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Mocteczuma II

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A form of agriculture where forests are cut down and burned in order to make room for crops

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Slash and Burn Farming