Chapter 11-AP World History Flashcards

The Earth and It's Peoples

5168841539	Teotihuacan	Capital of the Aztec Empire. Population of 125,000 on eve of Spanish conquest. Mexico City sits on its grounds.	0
5168841541	Maya	Mesoamerican civilization concentrated in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and in Guatemala and Honduras but never a unified state	1
5168841542	Toltecs	Powerful postclassic empire in central Mexico (900-1175 c.e.). Influenced much of Mesoamerica. Aztecs claim ties to earlier civilization.	2
5168841543	Aztecs	aka. Mexica. Created a powerful empire in central Mexico (1325-1521 c.e.)	3
5168841544	Moche	Civilization in Northern Peru (200-700 c.e.) important Andean civilization that built extensive irrigation networks as well as impressive urban centers dominated by brick temples.	4
5168841545	Inca	Largest and most powerful Andean empire. From pacific coast of South America to Ecuador to Chile to its capital Cuzco	5
5168841546	Khipus	System of knotted colored cord used by the preliterate Andean peoples as a form of communication	6
5168841547	Tribute System	Defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods or labor. (Aztec and Incas)	7
5168841548	Anasazi	Important culture of what is now the southwest United States (700-1300 c.e.). Had multistory residences and worshipped in kivas.	8
5168841549	Wari	Andean civilization culturally linked to Tiwanaku	9
5168841550	Mit'a	Andean labor system based on shared obligations to help kinsmen and work on behalf of the ruler and religious organizations.	10
5173997957	Chinampas	Raised fields constructed along shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields.	11