AP World History Flashcards

2018057669	Mita	work on state lands or building projects each community was obligated to perform by the Inca.	0
2018057670	Indians	term derived by mistake by Columbus for the indigenous people of the New World.	1
2018057671	Split Inheritance	Incan practice whereby all political power and power of the ruler went to his successor while wealth, land, and possessions remained in the hands of his male descendants.	2
2018057672	Huitzilopochtli	the Aztec god of warfare and human sacrifice central to the Aztec militaristic belief.	3
2018057673	Chinampas	beds of aquatic weeds, mud, and earth rooted to the lake floor and used for agriculture.	4
2018057674	Tambos	Way stations serving as inns and military supply centers along the Incan roads.	5
2018057675	Nezahualcoyotl	Poet king of Texcoco whose works questioned the existence of the gods.	6
2018057676	Pachacuti	Incan ruler who brought the area from Cuzco to lake Titicaca under one control.	7
2018057677	Quetzalcoatl	Feathered serpent god of the Toltec and later Aztecs.	8
2018057678	Pochteca	Special merchant class that dealt in long distance trade for luxury items such as cacao.	9
2018057679	Temple of the Sun	The center of the state religion of the Inca.	10
2018057680	Calpulli	Kin group that controlled Aztec city wards and maintained its temples and civic buildings.	11
2018057681	Tlaloc	The Aztec god of rain and fertility.	12
2018057682	Caracas	Local rulers allowed to maintain their position for loyalty to the Inca.	13
2018057683	Aztecs	Calling themselves the Mexica, this group dominated the valley of Mexico up until European invasion.	14
2018057684	Toltec culture	Thought of as the givers of civilization by the Aztecs, they were highly militaristic and practiced human sacrifice.	15
2018057685	Inca socialism	Organized system in which every community contributed to the whole and the state regulated the distribution of resources based on need.	16
2018057686	Quipu	A system of knotted strings used to record numerical information.	17
2018057687	Tenochititlan	Capital city of the Aztec nation.	18
2018057688	Twantinsuyu	Highly centralized system that integrated various ethnic groups into an imperial Incan state.	19
2018057689	Topiltzin	Toltec priest and leader dedicated to the god Quetzalcoatl.	20
2018057690	Huacas	Holy shrines.	21
2018057691	Yanas	Removed from their ayllus and served as servants.	22