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Inca Civilization

Incas - a group of South American Indians who ruled a large empire in Peru and other parts of South America before the Spanish conquest in the 1500’s. The Incas were highly civilized.
 
 
 
 
 
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1.  The Incas
 

Mayan Civilization

 
 
Maya - a member of a Mesoamerican Indian people inhabiting southeast Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, whose civilization reached its height around ad 300-900.
 
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Aztec Civilization

 
 
Aztecs - a member of the American Indian people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century.
 
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Taino Civilization

 
Taíno - an Arawak people who were the indigenous people of the Caribbean and Florida. 
 
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Arawak Civilization

 
 
Arawak - a group of indigenous peoples of South America and historically of the Caribbean.
 
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Yanomani Civilization

 
 
Yanomami - the largest relatively isolated tribe in South America. They live in the rainforests and mountains of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela.
 
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2.  Yanomami Tribe - 1