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Students identify the major aspects of Olmec and Mayan civilzations, including economic, political, and religious. They list contributions of these civilizations. Students identify the Central American countries where the United States has exerted either political and or economic control in either covert or overat operations.

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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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