Americas Quiz Flashcards
Chichinitza
City with buildings to honor rule and gods
When was the myans height
300 ce
Myan advances
Writing
Zero as a placeholder
Astronomy
Calendars
Myans religion
Animistic
Offerings
Decline
abandoning cities
Tenochtitan
Capitol built on a island
Aztec government
5-10 million
Harsh rule
Rebelled
Aztec religion
Polytheistic
Hunan sacrifice
Huitziloponchtll
Sun God
Quetzalcoatl
Serpent God
Motezuma
Cruel ruler
Cortez
Came with horses and men and thought to be a god
Incas location
South America
Incas government
Divided into groups
Military and diplomacy
Quechua
Incas official language
Inca cities
Conquered and all the same
Inca road system
14000 miles long stone and pavement
Quipu
Knitted strings recording data
Inca gods
Helped power of state
Nature
Mamakuna
Woman who assisted sun worship
Inca decline
Huayuna took control , died, sons took over and split it