AP World Chapter 11 Vocab Flashcards

145024599	Teotihuacan	A powerful city-stae in central Mexico (100 B.C.E.-650 C.E.). Its population was about 150,000 at its peak in 600	0
145024600	chinampas	Raised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields	1
145024601	Maya	Mesoamerican civilization concentrated in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and in Guatemala and Honduras but never unified into a single empire. Major contributions were in mathematics, astronomy, and development of the calendar	2
145024602	Toltecs	Powerful postclassic empire in central Mexico (900-1168). It influenced much of Mesoamerica. Aztecs claimed ties to this earlier civilization	3
145024603	Aztecs	1325-1521; Also known as Mexica, this group created a powerful empire in central Mexico. They forced defeated peoples to provide goods and labor as a tax	4
145024604	Tenochtitlan	Capital of the Aztec Empire, located on an island in Lake Texcoco. Its population was about 150,000 on the eve of Spanish conquest. Mexico City was constructed on its ruins	5
145024605	tribute system	A system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food, cloth, and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies	6
145024606	Anasazi	Important culture of what is now the Southwest United States (1000-1300). Centered on Chaco Canyon in New Mexico and Mesa Verde in Colorado, the Anasazi culture built multi story residences and worshipped in subterranean buildings called kivas	7
145024607	chiefdom	Form of political organization with rule by a hereditary leader who held power over a collection of villages and towns. Less powerful than kingdoms and empires, chiefdoms were based on gift giving and commercial links	8
145024608	khipu	System of knotted colored cords used by preliterate Andean peoples to transmit information	9
145024609	ayllu	Andean lineage group of kin-based community	10
145024610	mit'a	Andean labor system based on shared obligations to help kinsmen and work on behalf of the ruler and religious organizations	11
145024611	Moche	Civilization of north coast of Peru (200-700). An important Andean civilization that built extensive irrigation networks as well as impressive urban centers dominated by brick temples	12
145024612	Tiwanaku	Name of capital city and empire centered on the region near Lake Titicaca in modern Bolivia	13
145024613	Wari	Andean civilization culturally linked to Tiwanaku, perhaps beginning as a colony of Tiwanaku	14
145024614	Inca	Largest and most powerful Andean empire. Controlled the Pacific coast of South America from Ecuador to Chile from its capital Cuzco	15