Chapter 11 Review for Final Flashcards

408464759	Indian	Misnamed people of America	0
408464760	Pre-Columbian	North/South America before Eastern influence	1
408464761	Toltec	Settled nomads in central Mexico, Tula=capital, warlike,	2
408464762	Topiltzin	Most influential Toltec leader, dedicated to Quetzalcoatl	3
408464763	Quetzacoatl	Feathered serpent deity	4
408464764	Aztec	Rose from Toltec, Central Mexico, war-like, city-states -> Empire	5
408464765	Lake Texcoco	Lake the Aztec empire was in, sign from eagle on cactus with serpent	6
408464766	Tribute state	Conquered nations only pay tribute	7
408464767	Integrating force	Religion	8
408464768	Patron god of sun	Huitzillo Pochtli	9
408464769	Capulli	Clans, social organization, similar to suberb	10
408464770	Nobility	Dominated military, bureaucracy and clergy	11
408464771	lower class	Scribes, artisans, healers, merchants, serfs, slaves	12
408464772	Tenochtitlan	Aztec capital city in Lake Texcoco, "foundation of heaven", 150K+ population, became Mexico city	13
408464773	Chinampas	Floating gardens, rooted to lake floor	14
408464774	Pochteca	Merchant class, dominated local/long distance trade	15
408464775	Beginning of socialism in Aztec	State distribution of commodities	16
408464776	Role of Women in Aztec	Had property rights, subordinate, 30+ hours/week cooking, monogamous peasantry, polygamist nobility	17
408464777	Emperor	Supreme ruler, living god, had to throw dirt on head when passing, chosen heredity	18
408464778	Twantinsuyu	Inca Empire	19
408464779	Cuzco	Incan capital c.1350	20
408464780	Pachacuti	Incan ruler, expanded empire	21
408464781	Religion	Ancestor worship, mummification, worshiped as intermediaries	22
408464782	Split inheritance	Political power and titles went to successor, wealth to descendants	23
408464783	Machu Picchu (Temple of the Sun)	Cuzco, center of state religion, main burial ground	24
408464784	Huacas	Holy shrines, stones, rivers, places of prayer/sacrifices	25
408464785	Curacas	Local rulers from conquered land/people, kept power in exchange for loyalty	26
408464786	Quechua	Common language, form of integration	27
408464787	Tambos	Way stations, inns, storehouses	28
408464788	Mitas	Mandatory community labor	29
408874389	Ayllus	Quechua speaking clans near Cuzco	30
408874390	Yanas	Permanent servants, artisans, or workers for Inca or nobility	31
408464789	Respected Woman in Inca	Could pass property rights	32
408464790	Quipu	Knotted strings for numerical records	33
408464791	Terraces	Steps built into mountains for farming	34