Chapter 23 vocab Flashcards
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| 49133618 | Toltec | influenced the Maya; introduced the working of gold and silver; spread the worship of their god Quetzalcoatl; destroyed in the AD 1100s | 0 | |
| 49133619 | Mexica | founded Tenochtitlan; regarded themselves as chosen people in charge of keeping the world from destruction | 1 | |
| 49133620 | Huitzilopochtli | Aztec tribal patron god; central figure of cult of human sacrifice and warfare; identified with old sun god | 2 | |
| 49133621 | Quetzalcoatl | Aztec nature god, feathered serpent, his disappearance and promised return coincided with the arrival of Cortes | 3 | |
| 49133622 | Pueblo | a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States | 4 | |
| 49133623 | Iroquois | A term which designates a confederacy of 5 tribes originally inhabiting the northern part of New York state, consisting of the SENECA, CAYUGA, ONEIDA, ONONDAGA and MOHAWK. | 5 | |
| 49133624 | Inca | Largest and most powerful Andean empire. Controlled the Pacific coast of South America from Ecuador to Chile from its capital of Cuzco. (p. 316) | 6 | |
| 49133625 | Tenochtitlan | Aztec capital | 7 | |
| 49133626 | Chinampas | Raised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields. (p. 301) | 8 | |
| 49133627 | Quipu | knotted cords of various lengths and colors used by the inca to keep financial records | 9 | |
| 49133628 | Cahokia Mound | Enormous earthen mound at Cahokia near East St. Louis, Illinois; built by Iroquois people for ceremonies or ritual performance. | 10 | |
| 49133629 | Marae | a cermimonial precinct or temple | 11 | |
| 49133630 | Nan Madol | site of a massive stone palace built by the Sandeleur dynasty on Pohnpei (Oceania) | 12 |