11. Chapter 16 Flashcards
1
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Totem
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- A natural object that represent an individual clan or group
2
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Purpose of the Mayan ball game
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- The Maya believed the playing of this game would maintain sun and moon cycles and being life giving rains
3
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Mayan currency
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- Cacao beans (chocolate)
4
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Cenote
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- A deep sinkhole lake that captives were thrown in
5
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Months long Mayan calendar
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13
6
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Most famous Mayan book
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- Popol Vuh
- Story of creation
7
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Obsidian
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- Sharp volcanic glass used by Teotihuacan as weapons
8
Q
Aztec God of sun and warfare
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- Huitzilopochtli
9
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Capital city of Aztecs
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- Tenochtitlan
10
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Why did Aztecs engage in so much human sacrifice?
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- So that at night Huitzilopochtli had enough strength to battle evil forces
11
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Pachacuti
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- Est. land of 4 Quarters
12
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How did the Inca try to unify empire?
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-Diplomacy and military force
13
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Ayullu
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- Extended family group that undertook tasks too big for a single family
14
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Mita
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- Incan state required physical labor
15
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Most impressive feat of Incan engineering
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- Roads and bridges
- Chasquis were a system of runners that acted as the postal service
