AP world history chap. 6 Flashcards

12235388468	Ayllus	a sib or clan that constituted the basic socioeconomic unit of Inca society	0
12235389463	Caracol	an ancient Mayan observatory built in Chichen Itza around 1000 CE. Used to accurately observe and predict the phases of the moon, solar eclipses, and accuracy of calendar.	1
12235390120	Olmec	a member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the eastern coast of Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico ( c. 1200-400 BC), who established what was probably the first Meso-American civilization	2
12235390489	Mayan	A major civilization of Mesoamerica; flourished from 250 to 900 C.E. Often referred to as "the Greeks of the New World" because of their cultural achievements	3
12235390909	Moche	An important regional civilization of Peru, governed by warrior-priests; flourished from about 100 to 800 C.E. (pron. MO-che)	4
12235391523	Teotihuacan	The largest city of pre-Columbian America, with a population between 100,000 and 200,000; seemingly built to a plan in the Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacán flourished between 300 and 600 C.E., during which time it governed or influenced much of the surrounding region. The name Teotihuacán is an Aztec term meaning "city of the gods." (pron. teh-o-tee-WAH-kahn)	5
12235392436	Tribute	A payment by one ruler/nation to another in acknowledgement of submission, protection or respect/superiority.	6
12235393185	Slash and burn agriculture	so named because fields/forests are cleared by slashing the vegetation and burning the debris	7
12235394040	Chichen Itza	located at the northern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula of modern Mexico, was a Maya city flourishing between c. 750 and 1200 CE, the site is rich in monumental architecture and sculpture which promote themes of militarism and displays imagery of jaguars, eagles, and feathered-serpents. Probably a capital city ruling over a confederacy of neighbouring states, Chichen Itza was one of the great Mesoamerican cities	8
12235394627	Maya glyphs	writing system of the Maya was a sophisticated combination of pictographs directly representing objects and ideograms (or glyphs) expressing more abstract concepts such as actions or ideas and even syllabic sounds.	9