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408464759IndianMisnamed people of America0
408464760Pre-ColumbianNorth/South America before Eastern influence1
408464761ToltecSettled nomads in central Mexico, Tula=capital, warlike,2
408464762TopiltzinMost influential Toltec leader, dedicated to Quetzalcoatl3
408464763QuetzacoatlFeathered serpent deity4
408464764AztecRose from Toltec, Central Mexico, war-like, city-states -> Empire5
408464765Lake TexcocoLake the Aztec empire was in, sign from eagle on cactus with serpent6
408464766Tribute stateConquered nations only pay tribute7
408464767Integrating forceReligion8
408464768Patron god of sunHuitzillo Pochtli9
408464769CapulliClans, social organization, similar to suberb10
408464770NobilityDominated military, bureaucracy and clergy11
408464771lower classScribes, artisans, healers, merchants, serfs, slaves12
408464772TenochtitlanAztec capital city in Lake Texcoco, "foundation of heaven", 150K+ population, became Mexico city13
408464773ChinampasFloating gardens, rooted to lake floor14
408464774PochtecaMerchant class, dominated local/long distance trade15
408464775Beginning of socialism in AztecState distribution of commodities16
408464776Role of Women in AztecHad property rights, subordinate, 30+ hours/week cooking, monogamous peasantry, polygamist nobility17
408464777EmperorSupreme ruler, living god, had to throw dirt on head when passing, chosen heredity18
408464778TwantinsuyuInca Empire19
408464779CuzcoIncan capital c.135020
408464780PachacutiIncan ruler, expanded empire21
408464781ReligionAncestor worship, mummification, worshiped as intermediaries22
408464782Split inheritancePolitical power and titles went to successor, wealth to descendants23
408464783Machu Picchu (Temple of the Sun)Cuzco, center of state religion, main burial ground24
408464784HuacasHoly shrines, stones, rivers, places of prayer/sacrifices25
408464785CuracasLocal rulers from conquered land/people, kept power in exchange for loyalty26
408464786QuechuaCommon language, form of integration27
408464787TambosWay stations, inns, storehouses28
408464788MitasMandatory community labor29
408874389AyllusQuechua speaking clans near Cuzco30
408874390YanasPermanent servants, artisans, or workers for Inca or nobility31
408464789Respected Woman in IncaCould pass property rights32
408464790QuipuKnotted strings for numerical records33
408464791TerracesSteps built into mountains for farming34

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