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aspects: parts
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astronomy: The study of an objects in space, star, planets, comets, and their origin
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Aztec kings: ruled the empire and lived in luxury
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Aztec merchants: traded goods like food, clothing, and tools
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Aztec nobles: served as important officials, such as tax collectors and judges
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Aztec priests: performed many important duties, such as keeping calanders.
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Aztec warriors: fought to conquer other people and capture victims for sacrifice.
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Chichen Itza: Maya city where some of the observatories still stand today
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class structure: people are grouped into classes based on their social structure
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codex: another name for a certain type of ancient book
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Maya farming calender: symbols were used for different months tied to farming actitvties
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Maya lower class: most Maya belonged to this class as farming families, and slaves
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Maya religious calenders: created to plan religious events
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Maya upper class: king held the highest position, priests, warriors, and merchants were also part of this class
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Maya writing system: similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics, symbols represented both objects and sounds
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Meso-American: referring to Central to South American civilizations
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observatories: building to study astronomy
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Popol Vuh: Maya legends and history are recorded in this
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The Creator: the most important god to the Maya
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Yaxchilan: Maya city some of the most profound Maya symbols are found there
