indigenous states and empires in the americas

Question 1

mexica empire

Answer 1

-azcapotzalco had many ppl

-itzcoatl became ruler
–made tripple alliance (w tlacopan and texcoco)

-conquered azcapotzalco

Question 2

huitzilopochtli

Answer 2

-aztec sun and war god

Question 3

itzcoatl

Answer 3

-fourth king of tenochtitlan, founder of aztec/mexica empire

Question 4

flowery wars

Answer 4

-ritual war fought intermittenly between aztec/mexica triple alliance

Question 5

moctezuma xocoyotl

Answer 5

-grandson of the nephew of itzcoatl

• xocoyotl meant “the youngest

Question 6

tenochtitlan

Answer 6

-ancient capital of mexica empire

-founded in marshes of lake texcoco

Question 7

chicxulub crater

Answer 7

-cenotes (sinkholes)

-craters in the yucatan

-connected to each other via underground rivers

Question 8

kukulkan

Answer 8

-serpent diety of maya mythology

Question 9

sacbe

Answer 9

-singular -> sacbeob

-white road

-paved roads

-nearly 100 in chichen itze

Question 10

quiché maya

Answer 10

-ballcourt, temples, palaces

-social stratification (nobility & commoners), (merchants, laborers, artisans, slaves)

-24 lineages

-rebellion 1470

Question 11

chinampas

Answer 11

-farmland

-small islands built on lake for agricultural purposes

Question 12

mayapan

Answer 12

-cenotes

-temple of kukulcan

-important city

-walled