Chapter 11 key terms Flashcards

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12984357	Indian	Misnomer for Native Americans created by Columbus	0
12984358	Toltecs	Nomatic people beyond the northern frontier	1
12984359	Aztecs	Mexica, nomadic tribe penetrated into Mesoamerican plateaus after the Toltecs	2
12984360	Tenochtitian	Town on Lake Texcoco, Center of Aztec power	3
12984361	Huitzilopochtli	Aztec tribal parton god	4
12984362	Chinampas	floating islands used to irrigate agriculture	5
12984363	Pochteca	Merchant class in Aztec Society	6
12984364	Inca	group of clans centered in Cuzco	7
12984365	Split Inheritance	Inca practice of ruler descent, political power goes to oldest son, land goes to younger sins	8
12984366	Temple of the Sun	Inca religious center, state religion	9
12984676	Tambos	Way stations used by Incas as Inns and Storehouses	10
12984677	Mita	Forced labor, labor extracted for lands assigned to the state	11
12984678	Quipu	Inca knotting writing system	12
12984679	Hernan Cortes	Led expedition from Spain to Mexico in the 1500s, defeat Aztecs	13
12984680	Anasazi	Native American Culture whitch thrived in the southwest, cliff dwelling, maize growing	14
12984681	Hopewell	Native American culture centered in Ohio valley	15
12984682	" Flowery Death"	Death while taking prisioners for sacrifice	16