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were major North American
groups.
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 civilizations
developed and administered
complex societies.
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was as model for
British colonies.
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Iroquois League as an
example for American
democracy.
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warriors.
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longhouses, and
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people near the Arctic
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and Central America that
were civilized before the
Spaniards arrived.
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civilizations of ancient
Americas
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‡ The Aztecs develop
into an empire that
could have rivaled
Rome.
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& aqueducts
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(³Place of the Gods´)
was Mesoamerica¶s
first major city.
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 A view of the Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan which
flourished from 200 AD to 600 AD, and which is the site of
the second largest pyramid in the Americas
The Aztecs ± The Rome of the Americas
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‡ They developed an
agriculturally intensive,
city-centered empire
consisting of numerous
independent city-
states.
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accepted theory to
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‡ Located on western
coast of S. America
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under the leadership
of    ±
created highly
centralized govt.
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that extended 24,800
miles
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‡ No writing system, kept
records on  
± a series
of strings and knots
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civilizations, the Incas were
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also plays a large
role in the downfall of Native
American civilizations after
contact with Europeans