408464759 | Indian | Misnamed people of America | 0 | |
408464760 | Pre-Columbian | North/South America before Eastern influence | 1 | |
408464761 | Toltec | Settled nomads in central Mexico, Tula=capital, warlike, | 2 | |
408464762 | Topiltzin | Most influential Toltec leader, dedicated to Quetzalcoatl | 3 | |
408464763 | Quetzacoatl | Feathered serpent deity | 4 | |
408464764 | Aztec | Rose from Toltec, Central Mexico, war-like, city-states -> Empire | 5 | |
408464765 | Lake Texcoco | Lake the Aztec empire was in, sign from eagle on cactus with serpent | 6 | |
408464766 | Tribute state | Conquered nations only pay tribute | 7 | |
408464767 | Integrating force | Religion | 8 | |
408464768 | Patron god of sun | Huitzillo Pochtli | 9 | |
408464769 | Capulli | Clans, social organization, similar to suberb | 10 | |
408464770 | Nobility | Dominated military, bureaucracy and clergy | 11 | |
408464771 | lower class | Scribes, artisans, healers, merchants, serfs, slaves | 12 | |
408464772 | Tenochtitlan | Aztec capital city in Lake Texcoco, "foundation of heaven", 150K+ population, became Mexico city | 13 | |
408464773 | Chinampas | Floating gardens, rooted to lake floor | 14 | |
408464774 | Pochteca | Merchant class, dominated local/long distance trade | 15 | |
408464775 | Beginning of socialism in Aztec | State distribution of commodities | 16 | |
408464776 | Role of Women in Aztec | Had property rights, subordinate, 30+ hours/week cooking, monogamous peasantry, polygamist nobility | 17 | |
408464777 | Emperor | Supreme ruler, living god, had to throw dirt on head when passing, chosen heredity | 18 | |
408464778 | Twantinsuyu | Inca Empire | 19 | |
408464779 | Cuzco | Incan capital c.1350 | 20 | |
408464780 | Pachacuti | Incan ruler, expanded empire | 21 | |
408464781 | Religion | Ancestor worship, mummification, worshiped as intermediaries | 22 | |
408464782 | Split inheritance | Political power and titles went to successor, wealth to descendants | 23 | |
408464783 | Machu Picchu (Temple of the Sun) | Cuzco, center of state religion, main burial ground | 24 | |
408464784 | Huacas | Holy shrines, stones, rivers, places of prayer/sacrifices | 25 | |
408464785 | Curacas | Local rulers from conquered land/people, kept power in exchange for loyalty | 26 | |
408464786 | Quechua | Common language, form of integration | 27 | |
408464787 | Tambos | Way stations, inns, storehouses | 28 | |
408464788 | Mitas | Mandatory community labor | 29 | |
408874389 | Ayllus | Quechua speaking clans near Cuzco | 30 | |
408874390 | Yanas | Permanent servants, artisans, or workers for Inca or nobility | 31 | |
408464789 | Respected Woman in Inca | Could pass property rights | 32 | |
408464790 | Quipu | Knotted strings for numerical records | 33 | |
408464791 | Terraces | Steps built into mountains for farming | 34 |
Chapter 11 Review for Final Flashcards
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