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Inca, Maya, Aztec, and Spaniards Flashcards

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Which civilization played ball games to the death?

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The Maya

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Who produced a calendar similar to our modern calendar and why?

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The maya created the calendar because they had a god for each day of the year.

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Which civilization used bark paper and what was it called?

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The maya used bark paper called codex.

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Did the Maya use glyphs or hieroglyphs?

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glyphs

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What type of agriculture did the Maya use?

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slash and burn agriculture.

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What factors contributed to the fall of the Maya?

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Increased warfare, invaders from the north, and decreased trade due to economic hardships.

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What was the range of the Maya?

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From S. Mexico to N. Gustemala

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8
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What was the creation myth for the Maya called?

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Popolyuh

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9
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How did the Maya regard their King?

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The regarded him as a God.

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10
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Which empire was divided into 38 provinces?

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The Aztec empire.

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Which civilization allowed the people they conquered to rule themselves if they payed tributes?

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The Aztec empire.

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What were the highest two social levels of the Aztec empire?

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The emperor and the upper class.

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Which civilization joined Texoco and Tlacopan to form the triple alliance?

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The Aztec Empire

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The aztec empire joined who to from the triple alliance?

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Texoco and Tlacopan

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What were Chinampas?

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Agricultural plots on the marshes on the edge of the lake.

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What society used canoes?

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The Aztecs

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17
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Which civilization is modern day Mexico City?

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The Aztecs

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18
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Which civilization used city planning?

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The Aztecs

19
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What were the main factors of the decline of the Aztecs?

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The increased demand of Montezuma II, the arrival of the spaniards spurred rebellions against the Aztec empire.

20
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What civilization used strings to count and what was it called?

A

The Inca empire and it is called a Quipu.

21
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What civilization did not have a written language?

A

The Inca.

22
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What was the main god of of the Incan Empire?

A

Inti

23
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What sons fought for rule of the Incan empire?

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Atahualpa and Huascar

24
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Who was the leader in the rise of the Incan Empire?

A

Pachacuti

25
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Who was the leader of the Incan empire during the fall?

A

Huayna Capac

26
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What civilization used labour tributes and what were they called?

A

The Incan empire used them and they were called Mita.

27
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In what year did the Inca reach the height of their glory?

A

1500’s

28
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What god did the Inca believe their ruler to be a descendent of?

A

Inti

29
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What was the capital of the Incan Empire?

A

Cusco

30
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Which civilization’s leader was kidnapped by the Spaniards?

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Inca

31
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Why did the natives trust the Spaniards?

A

Because the natives had a more communal social structure.

32
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How did the Portuguese get rich?

A

They planted sugar cane and sold the sugar.

33
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What city did columbus take for Spain?

A

San Salvador

34
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Who did columbus sail for?

A

the nobles; Ferdinand and Isabel

35
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What Spaniard attacked the Aztecs?

A

Cortez

36
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What were relationships between the spanish and the natives called?

A

Mestizo

37
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What was the work system put in place by the Spaniards called, and how did it work?

A

It was called ecominda and was essentially natives forced into working for the spanish.

38
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Who conquered the Inca?

A

Pizzaro

39
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Who claimed the Caribbean for Spain?

A

Cortez

40
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When did the natives revolt against the Spanish, and how did the spanish respond?

A

occurred in 17th century, and the spanish responded by destroying the belongings of the natives.

41
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what year did magellan sail?

A

1519

42
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Describe the Spaniards’ religious ceremonies:

A

gold and silver were considered sacred.
Cortes killed Aztecs during ceremonies
Converted Aztecs

43
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What did the spaniards discover?

A

The new world.

The Hudson river.

44
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Describe the Aztec creation story:

A 
There was the god Ometecuhtli who was both male and female, who gave birth to four gods. These four gods were the four directions:
Huizilopochtli (south), 
Quetzalcoatl (east), 
Tezcatlipoca (west), and 
Xipe Totec (north).

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