Early Civilizations Significances Flashcards
1
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Codices
A
bark paper or stones used to hold information by mayans
2
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The Mexica
A
people who combined to form aztec with toltecs, olemecs and the teoticalan
3
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Tenochtitlan
A
Capital of the aztec civilization
4
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nahuatl
A
the aztec language
5
Q
chocolate
A
delicacy for kings and nobles
6
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hernan cortes
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came in 1519 to conquer the aztecs
7
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cuzco
A
Where the incas started
8
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quechua
A
language of the Incas
9
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kipu
A
memory device composed of a handle with cords of different colors and knots were tied in different colors to signify quantity and events
10
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the mita
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policy where government required people to provide unpaid labor on government projects, roads, government buildings, terraces and irrigation systems, farming nobles land
11
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Francisco Pizzaro
A
conquistador who conquered the incas
