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Using Map (in the textbook) 8.1, describe the geographic similarities and differences between the Olmec and the Chavin civilizations.
Racial Categories
Classification systems that divide humans into groups based on physical and genetic traits, which are socially constructed and have significant implications for social identity and hierarchy.
Colonization
The act of establishing control over indigenous peoples and their lands by foreign powers or states, often involving settlement and exploitation.
Foreign Power
Typically refers to a country or an entity that has influence, control, or authority outside of its own borders.
Plague
An infectious disease that can cause high mortality rates and have significant impacts on populations, historically and in modern times.