GLOBAL HONORS: MesoAmerica/Age of Exploration/Encounter Flashcards
where did the inca empire locate
Andes Mountains
Gods control the forces of nature , rituals , preformed to avoid disaster
Polytheistic
farming system of the maya, corn maze , bean , squash
Subsistence farming
floating farm islands
Chinampas (Aztec)
the inca form of record keeping - multi colored knotted string
Quipu (Inca) -
messages traveled over 200 miles
Chasquis (Inca) -
where were the mayas located
yucatan peninsula
socail structure of the mayas
kings priests nobles
merchants artisans
peasants laborers
slaves
who had the most sophistacated writing system
maya empire
what empire had # system and a calander
maya empire
where was the aztec empire located
central plateau of mexico
technochtitlan
describ aztec goverment
law code was extremely harsh
social structure of the aztec
gods, emporers, beams
warriors , nobles
merchants artisans
which empire had the chinampas- ( floating farm islands)
aztec
describe the inca empires goverment
totalitarian government taxes paid in labor and goods citizens work for state