chapter 21 Flashcards
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122314146 | Aliæi nui | Hawaiian class of high chiefs. | 0 | |
122314147 | Aztec empire | Central American empire constructed by the Mexica and expanded greatly during the fifteenth century during the reigns of Itzcoatl and Motecuzoma I. | 1 | |
122314148 | Cahokia | Large structure in modern Illinois that was constructed by the mound-building peoples; it was the third largest structure in the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans. | 2 | |
122314149 | Chimu | Pre-Incan South American society that fell to Incas in the fifteenth century. | 3 | |
122314150 | Chinampas | Style of agriculture used by Mexica (Aztecs) in which fertile muck from lake bottoms was dredged and built up into small plots. | 4 | |
122314151 | Chucuito | Pre-Incan South American society that rose in the twelfth century and fell to the Incas in the fifteenth century. | 5 | |
122314152 | Huitzilopochtli | Sun god and patron deity of the Aztecs. | 6 | |
122314153 | Inca empire | Powerful South American empire that would reach its peak in the fifteenth century during the reigns of Pachacuti Inca and Topa Inca. | 7 | |
122314154 | Iroquois | Eastern American Indian confederation made up of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca tribes. | 8 | |
122314155 | Marae | Polynesian temple structure. | 9 | |
122314156 | Métis | Canadian term for individuals of mixed European and indigenous ancestry. | 10 | |
122314157 | Oceania | Term referring to the Pacific Ocean basin and its lands. | 11 | |
122314158 | Quetzalcoatl | Aztec god, the "feathered serpent," who was borrowed originally from the Toltecs; Quetzalcoatl was believed to have been defeated by another god and exiled, and he promised to return. | 12 | |
122314159 | Quipu | Incan mnemonic aid comprised of different colored strings and knots that served to record events in the absence of a written text. | 13 | |
122314160 | Tenochtitlan | Capital of the Aztec empire, later Mexico City. | 14 | |
122314161 | Toltecs | Central American society (950-1150) that was centered around the city of Tula. | 15 | |
122314162 | Yucatan | Peninsula in Central America, home of the Maya. | 16 |