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The Cahokia people built what they called the Cahokia mounds. These were somewhat religious structures and burial sites for people of importance in there community. Cahokia was placed strategically so that they could maintain trade links with many other settlements. The Cahokians seemed to live in fear and were in the habit of blocking out the outside world. I think that is why they were able to maintain a pretty peaceful government.

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Chaco was very important being it was the center of civilization for the pueblo peoples. They kept up the government and importance by being a huge trade center as well as the civilization center.

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This government was able to maintain order through trade. They kept up with trade by growing squash, corn, and beans. They built huge structures under Mesa that became trading cities.

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Aztecs kept up government like most others by growing crop, but they grew them quite differently on floating gardens. They maintained a lot of power because the king was quite administrative and they often captured other tribes.

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Government was loosely based with religion, the Mayans had many gods. They practiced the slash and burn techniques to limit erosion. They were often compared to the greeks and practiced astronomy and studied math.

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The Inca people practiced terracing to grow their crops. They were insanely precise with their buildings and built towers with stone that fit perfectly without cement.