ap world history mesoamerica Flashcards

5813265439	Quetzalcoatl	feathered serpent god, would end the world unless fed human sacrifices	0
5813271311	Topilzin	priest dedicated to Quetzalcoatl, confused to be a god himself	1
5813276896	Tenochtitlan	marshy land that became capitol. now mexico city	2
5813280488	tlaloc	god of rain, called chac by mayans	3
5813290670	Huitzilopochtli	Aztec tribal patron	4
5813295539	nezhualcoyotl	king of Texcoco, lord of the close vicinity, creative force that supported all the gods	5
5813305058	calpulli	ruler of the city ward, kin group	6
5813308946	chinampas	floating gardens	7
5813311542	pochteca	special merchant class	8
5813316613	pachacuti	inca ruler that started alliances	9
5813320560	split inheretance	all political power went to one son, all wealth and land went to other sons	10
5813323227	inca	literally means ruler	11
5813328619	temple of the sun	center of the state religion	12
5813333355	huacas	holy shrines	13
5813336245	curacas	local rulers	14
5813341128	tambos	inns set a days walk apart for armies	15
5813357246	mita	taking turns for doing labor, building or mining	16
5813365502	quipu	system of knotted strings for number information	17