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# South America
## Terms
* pre-columbian - Before Columbus came
* Yucutan Peninsula - crest on the northeastern part of Central America
* Hernán Cortés - Conquistador that found the New World

## Cultures
Sacrafice was present in all of these cultures  
### Mayan
* Located in the **Yucutan Peninsula**
* Teotihucan was the capital of the Mayan empire
* Last portion of the empire eventually crumbled in the 1400s  
### Mexica/Aztecs
* Eventually killed by **Hernán Cortés**
* Last ruler was **Montezuma**
* Present in Southern Mexico
* Pottery is easily distenguished by red and black color  
### Inca
* Last ruler was Atahualpa
* Best known for Machu Picchu
* Located in modern Chile or Peru