Chapter 20 Flashcards
Where and what is lake texcoco
Gabe Andersson
The lake that Tenochtitlan was built on, in modern day mexico
Where is tenochtitlan
Gabe Andersson
Modern Day Mexico City, Mexico on Lake Texcoco, capital city of Aztec empire.
Where is the American Southwest? What is it’s importance
Gabe Andersson
Contains modern day arizona, new mexico, texas, the people native to that land were the pueblo people who sometimes traded with the Mexica people
Hawaiian Islands
Gabe Andersson
A group of Polynesian islands in the pacific ocean, native islanders are the Hawaiian people.
Andes Mountains
Gabe Andersson
Mountain range in south america that goes down almost the entire western coast of South America. lots of People of the inca empire called cities built in the andes home
Temples
Anthony Gurera
Temples are a place of worship. Where prayer, sacrifice, and tribute are paid.
State Storehouses
Anthony Gurera
A warehouse in which governments would hold taxes from workers and use this storage to support those in need.
Sweet potatoes
Anthony Gurera
A crop that can be directly linked to the migration of Polynesians
Tribute
Anthony Gurera
A system used both by the Incas and Aztecs which helped the rise of both empires. These ways helped subdue and control their population
Maize
Anthony Gurera
The pueblos and Navajos relied primarily on this food. cousin of corn
What countries are included in Oceania?
Murphy
Australia, New Zealand, Micronesia, + Polynesia
What was built at Nan Madol?
Murphy
Massive stone palace and administrative center.
What empire was the city of Tula a part of?
Murphy
The Toltecs
What was at Cahokia?
Murphy
Large mounds that show the population of some mound-building people.
Cuzco was the capital of which empire?
Murphy
Incan
what is another name for the Aztecs
Gamble
Mexica
what are the native nomadic peoples of Australia called
Gamble
Aboriginal peoples
Nation of north american native american tribes
Gamble
Iroquois Nations
What native american group outlived the Aztec nation and came to dominance mostly after the decline of the Aztecs in Mexico?
Gamble
Mayans
the most prominent group of native people in South American History; they presided in the Andean highlands and the pacific coast
Gamble
Incas
Area New Zealand travelers went to
Henry Waldenmeyer
Hawaiian islands
Capital of Chimu
Waldenmeyer
Chan’chan
Capital of Inca empire
Waldenmeyer
Cuzco
Capital of Aztec empire
Waldenmeyer
Tenochtitlan
Mound structure. Center of trade for Iroquois people
Waldenmeyer
Cahokia
Who made up the triple alliance?
Nulton
The Mexica, texcoco, and tlacopan
A rich and fertile muck was taken from the bottom of the lake and put into agricultural land plots called what?
Nulton
Chinampas
Mexica community groups
Sam Nulton
Calpulli
Incan mnemonic aid comprised of colored strings and knots
Nulton
Quipu
Ceremonial temple structures in pacific societies
Nulton
Marae (heiau)
What vegetable was important for the Maori population of New Zealand because they could not grow staple crops in their conditions?
CATENACCI
Sweet Potatos
The pacific oceana had what form of social structure when the Europeans arrived?
CATENACCI
Hierarchical Social Structure
What was one major motive for voyages in the Oceania?
CATENACCI
Overpopulation
In the pacific islands they established well organized agricultural society and what?
CATENACCI
Chiefly States
What was stocked in state storehouses?
CATENACCI
Agricultural surpleses and craft products such as textiles
Who were the Maori.
Brain
The Aboriginal peoples of New Zealand
Who were the Pueblo?
Brain
An Native American people in the Southwestern US. Noted for multistoried adobe houses.
Who were the Navajo?
Brain
An American Indian tribe, also of the Southwestern US. Especially of Arizona and New Mexico.
Who were the Polynesians?
Brain
People of Polynesia - region of thousands of islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean.
Who were the Chavin or Chavín?
Brain
The Chavín were a civilization that developed in the northern Andean highlands of Peru from 900 BC to 200 BC and expanded along the coast.
A way to please the gods involving multiple ceremonies and rituals which accommodate this central religion feature
Human sacrifice
Oliver Hutchison
Talking knots; Incan way of recording things and statistics; different colored strings with knots on them which represent the base ten units
Quipu
Oliver Hutchison
A major economic material- used as early currency; volcanic “glass”
Obsidian
Oliver Hutchison
Universal in gender, political status, religion; set of laws for the ancient Hawaiian code of conduct of laws and regulations.
Kapu
Oliver Hutchison
Ali’i nui
Oliver Hutchison
Governmental authorities, more specifically the supreme ruler of ancient Hawai’i. Each island had its own.
