AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

Ap World History Chapter 11 Meso-American Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
3205844978Teotihuacan-Massive City -Densely populated -Great Temples -Vast system of streets and plazas -Nick named "The Grand Fathers"0
3205882309Mayans-Lived in City states -Stalla (their writing) -Calendar -Astronomy -Math -Massive Temples1
3205912518Toltecs-Central Mexico -Emerged after Teotihuacan -Human sacrifice -Wide spread trade2
3205927237Topiltzin-The military leader -Priest -Quetzalcoatl -Banished for worship of Quetzalcoatl3
3205955024Anasazi-Silver and Turquoise4
3205958077Hopewell-Carved hills into shapes -Cahokia -The Cahokia mounds5
3205965899Cahokia-Massive city -Upwards of 30,000 population -Located in modern day Illinois6
3205974139Aztecs-Mexica -Lake Texcoco -Tribute -Mahout -Tenochtitlan (Capital)7
3205983384Lake Texcoco-Tenochtitlan -"Home" of the Aztecs8
3206019720Tenochtitlan-City of The Aztecs -In the center of Lake Texcoco -Connected to the main land by cosways -Capital of the Aztecs -Most powerful independent power in the region9
3206040078Talacenlel10
3206042460Aztec Religion-Traditional Deities -Fire -Water -Earth -Sun -Duality -God Patrons -Certain gods for certain things -The Three Themes -Huitzilopotchli11
3206061145Duality-Feminine consort or form of a god12
3206076370The Three Themes-The themes gods fell under 1. Fertility 2. Creator 3. Warfare and Sacrifice13
3206086186Huitzilopotchli-The Sun God14
3206096525Aztec Economy and Society-Tenochtitlan -Chinampas -Pochteca -Calpulli -Sacrifices -Low technological advancement -High Population density15
3220576837Chinampas-Self watering gardens -Floats on water -Ability to grow for crops of corn consecutive16
3220584453Pochteca-Merchant class of Aztecs17
3220587178Calpulli-Clans -7 different clans -Residential groupings -All organized their own labor and military units18
3220593875Sacrifices-The main goal for Aztec military -The military bring them back for tribute to gods -They had to be strong, the gods did not like weaklings19
3220602827Aztec Women-Virginity was highly prized -Could get property20
3220620951Technology-Low technological advancement -Didn't invent the wheel21
3220629524Aztec Tribute Empire-Great Speaker -God King -Prime Minister -Great amount of power -Usual Family of the great speaker -Empire never integrated -Taloxucals22
3220649330Incas-Chimor -Quechua -Cuzco -Pachacuti -Twantisuyu23
3220719826Chimor-Chan Chan -Capital of Incas -Strongest Incan City24
3220725421Quechua-Language of Incas25
3220725422Cuzco-Incan city -Temple of the Sun26
3220726270Pachacuti-Incan Leader (1438- 1471) -Expanded Empire to Titicaca27
3220727851Twantisuyu-Incan Empire -Rapid expansion28
3220745812Incan Religion-Cult of ancestors -Mummification -Split Inheritance -Temple of the Sun -Form of Animism -Huacas29
3233531304Split Inheritance-Political power goes to new Inca -Land and Wealth goes to old Inca's son30
3233535905Temple of the Sun-Center of Incan Religion -In Cuzco31
3233548485Huacas-Shrines -Offerings are placed for the gods of these shrines32
3233558362Incan Imperial Rule-Inca -High Priest -4 great provinces -State Bureaucracy -Mitmaq -Roads and Bridges -Mita33
3233581552Inca-The Incan Ruler34
3233592737The Four Great Provinces-4 great states -Ruled by Governors (Sorta like Vassals) -Who report to the Inca35
3233603243Mitmaq-Colonists36
3233604839Mita-Incan Labor Term -Service to the government -Helped control the Incan colonial states37
3233627806Incan Society-Incan Administrators -No distinct merchant class -Allyu -Artisans -Metal works and Pottery -No system of writing -Quipu38
3233649132Allyu-Kinship Groups39
3233655496Quipu-Noted Strings -Record Keeping40

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!