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| 222903614 | Indian | Misnomer created by Columbus referring to indigenous peoples of New World; implies social and ethnic commonality among Native Americans that did not exist; still used to apply to Native Americans | 0 | |
| 222903615 | Toltecs | A people who dominated central Mexico in the years 950-1150/1200 ce and exerted influence over much of the territory of modern Mexico and Central America; capital was Tula (modern mexico city) | 1 | |
| 222903616 | Aztecs | A member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521 | 2 | |
| 222903617 | Tenochtitlan | Founded in 1325 on marshy island in Lake Texcoco; became center of Aztec power; joined with Tlacopan and Texcoco in 1434 to form a triple alliance that controlled most of central plateau of Mesoamerica | 3 | |
| 222903618 | Pipiltin | Noble social class of the Aztec Empire | 4 | |
| 222903619 | Tlacaelel | Primary architect of the Aztec Empire | 5 | |
| 222903620 | Huitzilopochtli | Chief god of the ancient Aztecs and their god of war | 6 | |
| 222903621 | Calpulli | Clans in Aztec society; later expanded to include residential groups that distributed land and provided labor and warriors | 7 | |
| 222903622 | Chinampas | Beds of aquatic weeds, mud, and earth placed in frames made of cane and rooted in lakes to create "floating islands"; system of irrigated agriculture utilized by Aztecs | 8 | |
| 222903623 | Pochteca | Special merchant class in Aztec society; specialized in long-distance trade in luxury items | 9 | |
| 222903624 | Inca socialism | A view created by Spanish authors to describe Inca society as a type of Utopia; image of the Inca Empire as a carefully organized system in which every community collectively contributed to the whole | 10 | |
| 222903625 | Twantinsuyu | Word for Inca Empire; region from present-day Colombia to Chile and eastward to northern Argentina | 11 | |
| 222903626 | Inca | Group of clans centered at Cuzco that were able to create empire incorporating various Andean cultures; term used for leader of empire | 12 | |
| 222903627 | Pachacuti | Ruler of Inca society from 1438 to 1471; launched a series of military campaigns that gave Incas control of the region from Cuzco to the shores of Lake Titicaca | 13 | |
| 222903628 | Topac Yupanqui | The tenth Inca to rule the Inca Empire | 14 | |
| 222903629 | Split inheritance | Inca practice of descent; all titles and political power went to successor, but wealth and land remained in hand of male descendants for support of cult of dead Inca's mummy | 15 | |
| 222903630 | Temple of the Sun | Inca religious center located at Cuzco; center of state religion; held mummies of past Incas | 16 | |
| 222903631 | Curacas | Ayllu chifs with privileges of dress and access to resources; community leaders among Andean societies | 17 | |
| 222903632 | Tambos | Way stations used by Incas as inns and storehouses; supply centers for Inca armies on move; relay points for system of runners used to carry messages | 18 | |
| 222903633 | Mita | Labor extracted for lands assigned to the state and the religion; all communities were expected to contribute; and essential aspect fo Inca imperial control | 19 | |
| 222903634 | Quipu | system of knotted strings utilized by the Incas in place of writing system; could contain numerical and other types of info for censuses and financial records | 20 |
