Aztecs And Incans Flashcards
Toltec gov
Militaristic
Topiltzin
Religious leaders and reformers of toltecs
Toltec main god
Quetzalcoatl
Toltec capital
Tula
Language of Aztecs
Nahuatl
Huizilopochtli
Tribal patron God
Chinampas
Floating islands of agriculture
Pochteca
Merchant class Aztec
Tribute
Conquered people paid. In forms of food, human sacrifice, or supplies
Trade
Regulated trade
Capulli
Clans of Aztec
Women’s rights
High rights could inherit property
Inca gov
Bureaucratic
Ayllus
Clans inca
Split inheritance
Titles and power went to successor wealth went to male descendants
Capital of inca
Cuzco
Policies similar to
Socialism
Highest diety
Sun
Huacas
Animism nature sports
Language of inca
Quechua
Tambos
Way stations with inns and warehouses
Unlike Aztec did not expect
Tribute
Mita
Contribution by all communities
Yanas
Served inca
Merchant class
Aztecs had one incas did not
Incas most known for
Roads
Forced migration
Grain structures
Quipu
In place of writing system
Aztec capital
Tenochtitlan