Global Chapter 7 Deck 2 Flashcards
Why did the Aztecs make human sacrifices to Huitzilopochtli?
To give the sun strength to rise each day
Incas adapted the Mohicas ideas for building what?
Roads and organizing networks of relay runners to carry messages
Claiming to be the son of the sun, the Saba Inca was both Emperor and________
Chief religious leader
How did the Incas unite their empire?
By imposing their language and religion on the people they conquered
Who was prohibited from using the roads of the Incan Empire?
Ordinary people
How did the Incas regulate society?
Arranging marriages to ensure that young men and women settled down
What was the Incan capital?
Machu Picchu
Who made Sapa Inca clothing
Aclla, or chosen women
What did Incas do with conquered people?
Peoples were taught the Quechua what language and served the Incan Empire
Why did the Incans build such an extensive road system?
For armies and News to move rapidly through the empire
What were the jobs of the Aclla, or chosen women, in the Incan Empire?
Making garments for the Sapa Inca
What advantages did the Anasazis gain by moving from Pueblos to cliff dwellings?
Protection from raiders
How do we know that traders had a large area of influence in the Hopewell culture?
Shells and copper from far away were found in Hopewell mounds
Among which people did some of the Mississippian traditions survive ?
Natchez
What type of housing did the people of the northwest coast build?
Large villages with homes
