chapter 21 Flashcards

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