2.4

Question 1

Mesoamerican civilizations

Answer 1

Mayan, Aztec

Question 2

Mayan

Answer 2

urban centers, sophisticated writing systems, concept of zero
decentralized city states at war
tributary system
Human sacrifice (sun as deity)

Question 3

Aztec Empire

Answer 3

Mexica people
Married into powerful families
Improved military ability
Alliance with two other states, forming the Aztec empire
Decentralized, tributary states
Sun god sacrifices necessary
Religious motivation for expansion

Question 4

Tenochtitlan

Answer 4

Aztec capital city
floating gardens
marketplaces (commercialization)

Question 5

Andean Civilizations

Answer 5

Wari, Inca

Question 6

Inca

Answer 6

Military ability
Centralized power, imperial bureaucracy
Labor payments (mita system)
Extensive roads and bridges

Question 7

Mita system

Answer 7

Annual labor payment system on state projects

Question 8

North American Civilizations

Answer 8

Mississippian Culture, Chaco/Mesa Verde

Question 9

Mississippian Culture

Answer 9

Fertile soil: farming and agricultural
“Great Sun” Chiefs ruled each town (centralized)
Hierarchical political structure
Mound building: memorial cites, religious rituals

Question 10

Cahokia

Answer 10

Largest urban center of Mississippian culture

Question 11

Chaco/Mesa verde

Answer 11

dry environment
Water storage
Imported timber, cliff side housing, buildings with sandstone and clay brick