Developments in the America's and africa

Question 1

the mississippian culture was

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located in the mississippi river valley

Question 2

the mississippian had

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contact with mesoamerican tribes

Question 3

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

Question 5

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

Question 7

where is cahokia today

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saint louis

Question 8

the chaco and mesa verde had

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no wood

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no wood led to

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specific way of life

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the chaco built

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multi room structures from clay

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mesa verde built

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multi story homes into cliffside from sandstone

Question 12

the mayans way of life was

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human sacrifice

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the population at it’s peak was

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2 million

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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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women could?

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become priests and queen

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what was the major city of the mayans

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machu pitchu

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the aztech started as

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hunter-gather’s

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their population was

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200,000

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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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in 1325

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what was is the capital?

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tenochtitlan

Question 25

what does theocracy mean

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ruled/run by a religious leader

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what did the aztect’s create?

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chinampas

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chinampas are

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floating islands

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chinampas were and helped

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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?

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dead fish

Question 30

why were women so important ?

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made cloth needed for tribute

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women could also be

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priests,healers,midwives

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they had a

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patriarch society

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what is a patriarch society

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men have the power

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what was there local organization

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calpulli system

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what was the calpulli system

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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?

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1438 and in peru

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they practiced animalism

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everything has a spirit

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they had

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4 provinces

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what did they do for tribute

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forced labor

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for inheritance they

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split it among families

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they built a

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massive road system coastal and mountain route

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how long was the road system

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10,000 miles

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they had what for keeping records?

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Quipo knotted rope

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the roads were

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wide, shaded

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they could now use the roads for

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messenger service

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what is waru waru

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technique used to bring water to their goods

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what type of farming did the inca create

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terrace farming

Question 48

the mayans and aztects created?

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accurate calendar

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the inca were located in the

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andes in south america

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the aztecs declined because

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european disease, subjects rebelled, spanish attacks

Question 51

the inca declined

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because of european disease,civil war, spanish attacks