Developments in the America's and africa Flashcards

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the mississippian culture was

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located in the mississippi river valley

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the mississippian had

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contact with mesoamerican tribes

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what kind of society did they have

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matrilineal society

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what is matrilineal society

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everything based on the women’s side of the family

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the mississippian was the

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first large scale civilization

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when and why did it end

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around 1450 and because of natural causes

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7
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where is cahokia today

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saint louis

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8
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the chaco and mesa verde had

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no wood

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9
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no wood led to

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specific way of life

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10
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the chaco built

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multi room structures from clay

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11
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mesa verde built

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multi story homes into cliffside from sandstone

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12
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the mayans way of life was

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human sacrifice

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13
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the population at it’s peak was

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2 million

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14
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the mayans made up

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concept of 0, complex writing system, and rubber

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mayans had

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a collection of city states run independently

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16
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women could?

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become priests and queen

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17
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what was the major city of the mayans

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machu pitchu

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18
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the aztech started as

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hunter-gather’s

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19
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their population was

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200,000

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20
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there civilization started in

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central mexico

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what system did they have?

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tribute system

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tribute system was

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warriors moved to conquered land to help control provinces

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when did they create the capital

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what was is the capital?

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tenochtitlan

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what does theocracy mean
ruled/run by a religious leader
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what did the aztect's create?
chinampas
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chinampas are
floating islands
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chinampas were and helped
dried soil from the bottom of the lake and help produce 7 crops yields a year
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what was the chinampas fertilizer?
dead fish
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why were women so important ?
made cloth needed for tribute
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women could also be
priests,healers,midwives
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they had a
patriarch society
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what is a patriarch society
men have the power
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what was there local organization
calpulli system
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what was the calpulli system
family living together and relatives living near you made up a community and people chosen to organize specific things
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when and where did the inca start?
1438 and in peru
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they practiced animalism
everything has a spirit
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they had
4 provinces
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what did they do for tribute
forced labor
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for inheritance they
split it among families
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they built a
massive road system coastal and mountain route
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how long was the road system
10,000 miles
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they had what for keeping records?
Quipo knotted rope
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the roads were
wide, shaded
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they could now use the roads for
messenger service
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what is waru waru
technique used to bring water to their goods
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what type of farming did the inca create
terrace farming
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the mayans and aztects created?
accurate calendar
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the inca were located in the
andes in south america
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the aztecs declined because
european disease, subjects rebelled, spanish attacks
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the inca declined
because of european disease,civil war, spanish attacks