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By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

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Early Human Migrations

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Origins of the Peoples of the Americas? Sculpture from the Americas

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Major Pre-Columbian Civilizations

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Lands of the Mayans The Yucatan Peninsula

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Chichen-Itza - Pyramid

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Chichen-Itza - Observatory

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Chichen-Itza - Ball Court

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Mayan Cultivation of Maize Chac, God of Rain 

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Mayan Underground Granaries: Chultunes

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Overview of Tikal (Guatemala) Temple of the Masks

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Tikal Jungle View at Sunset

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Tikal - Main Court

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Tikal: Temple of the Masks

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Tikal - Wall Mask of the Rain God

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Mayan Glyphs Mayan Mathematics sky king house child city

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Mayan Glyphs

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Mayan Drinking Cup for Chocolate

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Pakal: The Maya Astronaut

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Quetzalcoatl: The God of Wisdom & Learning

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Lands of the Aztecs

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Aztec View of Tenochtitlan

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Ruins of the City Center, Tenochtitlan

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The Codex Mendoza : The Founding of Tenochtitlan

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Tenochtitlan: The “Venice” of the Americas

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Aztec Chinampa or Floating Garden: 15ft. to 30ft. wide

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Tenochtitlan - Chinampas

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Aztec Math Aztec Writing

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Aztec Sun Stone -- Calendar

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Aztec Sun Motifs

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Aztec Codex (15c Manuscript)

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The Aztecs Were Fierce Warriors

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Aztecs Sacrifice Neighboring Tribes to the Sun God

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Heart Sacrifice on an Aztec Temple Pyramid

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Wall of Skulls, Tenochtitlan

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Sacrificial Statue, Tenochtitlan

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Aztec Gold

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Lands of the Incas

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Cuzco: Ancient Capital of the Inca (11,000 ft. above sea level)

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Machu Picchu

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Machu Picchu

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Incan Suspension Bridges

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Incan Terrace Farming

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Incan Digging Sticks

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Maize in Incan Pottery & Gold Work

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Over 100 Different Types of Potatoes Cultivated by the Incans

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Produce from a Typical Incan Market

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Incan Ceramic Jars Peanut Potato Squash Cacao God Cacao Pod

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The Quipu: An Incan Database

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Incan Mummies

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Inca Gold & Silver