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Where were these empires located?

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Mesoamerica

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Teotihuacan: government?

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Theocratic government, monarchy, however, not much known

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Mayan: government?

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City-states (regional centers), centralized government, usually hereditary, theocratic

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Teotihuacan: economy

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Agricultural based, market exchange (obsidian blades were a prized commodity), creation and use of colonies, long distance trade

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Mayan: economy?

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Agricultural based ("People of corn"), market exchange, long distance trade

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Teotihuacan: important city?

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Teotihuacan (spiritual center!)

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Teotihuacan: Methods to maintain food production and loyalty of elite?

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Tribute, human sacrifice (forced and voluntary), some slavery

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Mayan: Methods to maintain food production and loyalty of elite?

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Tribute Blood sacrifice

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Ap world History: Teotihuacan and the Maya – Flashcards

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