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'''7. Briefly describe four major civilizations or tribes in South America, as discussed in the lecture:'''

'''7. Briefly describe four major civilizations or tribes in South America, as discussed in the lecture:'''

-The Teotihuacan (A.D. 100-900): The Teotihuacan civilization followed the Olmec civilization in Mesoamerica. It became a large city with a total of 200,000 people. They worshipped gods and goddesses, and most people lived in barrios around the city.  

'''-The Teotihuacan''' (A.D. 100-900): The Teotihuacan civilization followed the Olmec civilization in Mesoamerica. It became a large city with a total of 200,000 people. They worshipped gods and goddesses, and most people lived in barrios around the city.  

-The Maya (A.D. 300-900): The civilization of the Maya in Central America was located on the Yucatan peninsula, which population was about 5-16 million people. The tribe had much knowledge on things such as, mathematics, astronomy, entertainment, and the use of their own pictographic language. No one knows why the Maya civilization came to an end. In the 800s Maya civilizations were abandoned and by the mid 900s the civilization had disintegrated and was nothing but a shadow of what it used to be.   

'''-The Maya''' (A.D. 300-900): The civilization of the Maya in Central America was located on the Yucatan peninsula, which population was about 5-16 million people. The tribe had much knowledge on things such as, mathematics, astronomy, entertainment, and the use of their own pictographic language. No one knows why the Maya civilization came to an end. In the 800s Maya civilizations were abandoned and by the mid 900s the civilization had disintegrated and was nothing but a shadow of what it used to be.   

-The Aztecs (A.D. 1200-1521): The Aztecs are known for adopting many of the legends, ballgames, calendar, and customs of their ancestors. The Aztecs were not as advance in knowledge and civilization, and were also more warlike then others.  

'''-The Aztecs''' (A.D. 1200-1521): The Aztecs are known for adopting many of the legends, ballgames, calendar, and customs of their ancestors. The Aztecs were not as advance in knowledge and civilization, and were also more warlike then others.  

-The Toltecs (A.D. 900-1200): The Toltecs were a northern Mexican nomadic tribe that ruled about 50 miles north of present-day Mexico City, in a city called Tula. The Toltecs were a tribe who helped fight and conquer the city of Teotihuacan in the 8th century. It is said that the Toltecs were “living by the sword” which put them at risk to also be conquered by that sword.

'''-The Toltecs''' (A.D. 900-1200): The Toltecs were a northern Mexican nomadic tribe that ruled about 50 miles north of present-day Mexico City, in a city called Tula. The Toltecs were a tribe who helped fight and conquer the city of Teotihuacan in the 8th century. It is said that the Toltecs were “living by the sword” which put them at risk to also be conquered by that sword.