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Early Communities in Mexico and South America

4 Answer the following questions.

1. How did the first civilizations begin in the Americas?

2. Which two empires started in Mexico and South America?

3. How did the Aztecs improve their farming?

4. What are the similarities between the ancient Egyptians and the Aztecs?

5. What were the sports and games played by the Aztecs?

5 Fill in the blanks using the following words.

empires Inca terraces South America Aztec

Around 9,500 years ago, groups of native people in Mexico and

learned how to farm. They developed early civilizations that are considered
. Two such empires were the civilization,

which built irrigation systems for farming, and the civilization,

which built on hills for farming.

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