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Ancient Mexico: Mayan, Incan, and Aztec Civilizations PPTAncient Mexico: Mayan, Incan, and Aztec Civilizations PPT
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Ancient Mexico: Mayan, Incan, and Aztec Civilizations

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A basic overview of the early civilizations of Central America, this slideshow would be a good foundation for a lesson on the characteristics of these three tribes. It would fold into a unit on world cultures or European exploration quite nicely.

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the aztecs, the incas, the mayans

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aztec, inca, mayan, olmecs, quetzalcoatl, teotihuacan, social studies
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Grade
7th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Presentations
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