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Who were the Aztecs?Who were the Aztecs?

They were also called the Mexica who penetrated in to the sedentary

agricultural zone of Mexico after the Toltec collapse and established an

empire around 1325.

What was Tula?What was Tula?

This was the Toltec capital in northern Mexico.

Who was Topiltzin ?Who was Topiltzin ?

He was the religious leader and reformer of the Toltecs in the 10th century who went into exile on the

Yucatan Peninsula.

Who was Who was Quetzalcoatl?Quetzalcoatl?

This was the Toltec deity, later adopted by the Aztecs as the feathered serpent

God.

What was Chichen What was Chichen Itza?Itza?This city-state on This city-state on

the Yucatan the Yucatan Peninsula was Peninsula was

conquered by the conquered by the Toltecs around 1000 Toltecs around 1000

C.E. C.E.

What was What was Indians ?Indians ?This was the term that was a

misnomer created by Columbus for Native Americans when he thought

he had reached the Indies.

What was What was Tenochtitlan?Tenochtitlan?

This city founded in 1325 on a marshy island in Lake Texcoco,

became the center of Aztec power.

What was the “ flowery What was the “ flowery death” “ or look at the death” “ or look at the pretty knif arrrhhhh” ?pretty knif arrrhhhh” ?  

This was a name given to the impending death of prisoners while

taking them to be victims of the Aztec sacred knife.

Who were the Who were the Tlaxcala?Tlaxcala?

This was an independent rival kingdom that competed and fought

with the Aztecs.

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Who were the Who were the Olmecs?Olmecs?       These were the These were the

first civilized people first civilized people of Central America of Central America

and passed on many and passed on many of their features to of their features to

successor successor civilizations.civilizations.

Who were the order Who were the order of the Eagle and the of the Eagle and the order of the Jaguar?order of the Jaguar?These were two of the orders of Aztec Knights that were closely

identified with the cult of sacrifice and the military.

What were What were chinampas ?chinampas ?They were beds of aquatic

weeds, mud and earth placed in frames made of cane and

rooted in lakes to create floating islands.

Who were the Who were the Olmecs, Chavin Olmecs, Chavin

and Toltecs?and Toltecs?These were the These were the

three Native three Native American groups American groups that preceded the that preceded the

Incas and the Incas and the Aztecs.Aztecs..

Who were the Maya people?

     They were the Native They were the Native Americans of the Yucatan Americans of the Yucatan Peninsula who developed Peninsula who developed a sophisticated calendar a sophisticated calendar

and counting system and counting system based on 20 that based on 20 that

included 0. included 0.

What was the City What was the City State? State?

This was the type of political unit or organization favored by both the

Aztecs and the Mayans.

Who was Nezhualcoyotl?

He was the leading Aztec King of the 15th Century?

Who were the pochteca ?

They were a special merchant class in Aztec society specializing in long

distance trade of luxury items.

Who was Who was Pachacuti?Pachacuti?

HeHe was the Inca ruler associated with the first creation

of the Inca empire in 1438.

What were What were Tambos?Tambos?

They were the way stations along the roads in the Inca empire.

What was Quechua?

This was the language of the Incas.

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What was the What was the Quipu?Quipu?

They were a series of knotted strings utilized by the Incas in place

of a writing system.

What was the What was the Twantinsuyu?Twantinsuyu?

This was what the Inca called their civilization that

flourished in the Andean region of Chile and Peru and

domesticated the llama.

What was the What was the mita?mita?

This was a word for the labor extracted for lands assigned to the

state and the religion, and all communities were expected to

contribute.

What is Lake What is Lake Titicaca?Titicaca?

         This is the This is the lake that is the highest in elevation and was the southern most point reached by

early Incan conquest and a favorite among High School boys.

What was split What was split inheritance ?inheritance ?

This Incan practice stated that all titles and political power went to a

successor but lands and wealth went to the male descendants to

support the cult of the dead ancestor’s mummy.

Who was Hernan Who was Hernan Cortez?Cortez?

He He led an expedition of 600 Spanish conquistadors to the coast

of Mexico in 1519 and defeated the Aztecs.

What was a road What was a road system? system?

What extensive network did the Incas build that connected the

Empire.

What were the What were the calpulli?calpulli?

These were clans in Aztec society that later expanded into residential

groups that distributed land and provided warriors and laborers.

Who was Topac Who was Topac Yupanqui?Yupanqui?

He was the son of one of the early Incan rulers who conquered the

northern kingdom of Chimor and extended the Empire into Ecuador.

What was Inca What was Inca Socialism?Socialism?

This was a view of Inca This was a view of Inca society created by society created by

Spanish authors that Spanish authors that described the labor and described the labor and

contributions for the contributions for the collective good as a type collective good as a type

of Utopia.of Utopia.