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Great Civ 2014-2015 > Meso America > Flashcards

Meso America Flashcards

1
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What coincidence happened in 1519 in Mesoamerica?

A

The year that Quitzlapoatl was supposed to return, the Aztecs settled FIX

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Importance of corn in Meso America

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Really important
Had a corn God
Made their heads the shape of corn

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The most respected and honored animal in Mesoamerica was?

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The jaguar

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What material was used for the colossal head sculptures in Mesoamerica?

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Basalt

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5
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What civilization developed the only religion written in Mesoamerica?

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Maya

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6
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Regarding religion, Mesoamericans believed that your soul is in your…?

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Blood

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7
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The founding of what city is depicted in on the Mexican flag?

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Tenochtitlan

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8
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Mesoamericans believed that caves were openings to what?

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The underworld

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9
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What frozen body of water did humans cross to get to the Western Hemisphere?

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Bering Strait

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10
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What coincidence happened in 1519 in Mesoamerica?

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The year that Quitzlapoatl was supposed to return, the Aztecs settled FIX

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11
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The staple crop in Mesoamerica was?

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Corn

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The most respected and honored animal in Mesoamerica was?

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The jaguar

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13
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What material was used for the colossal head sculptures in Mesoamerica?

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Basalt

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14
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What civilization developed the only religion written in Mesoamerica?

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Maya

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15
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Regarding religion, Mesoamericans believed that your soul is in your…?

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Blood

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16
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The founding of what city is depicted in on the Mexican flag?

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Tenochtitlan

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17
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Mesoamericans believed that caves were openings to what?

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The underworld

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18
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What frozen body of water did humans cross to get to the Western Hemisphere?

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Bering Strait

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19
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What “revolution” occurred during Meso America

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The Neolithic Revolution

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20
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Staple crops Meso America

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Corn (maiz), tomatoes, peppers, squash

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21
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Geography of Meso America (what was in north and south, rivers?, agriculture)

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Not very great
Rainforest in south
Savanna/highlands in north- good soil
Not major rivers
Agriculture is challenging
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22
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Resources of Meso America

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Wood and stone

Good

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23
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Isolation of Meso America

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Isolated

Not much interaction

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24
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Where the Olmecs are from

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Gulf of Mexico

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Pros of Olmecs setting

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Fertile, great trade, rubber, tar, glue

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26
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Architecture of Meso America

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Stone, buildings have sank so not much left

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27
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Olmecs writing system

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An enigma, isn’t deciphered

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28
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Religion Olmecs

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Polytheistic
Hierarchy
Corn God and jaguar God

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29
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How to get to underworld in Olmec Religion

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Through caves

30
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Important stones in Meso America

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Jade and obsidian

31
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Big heads Olmecs Meso America

A

Big basalt heads

Weird because no basalt where Olmecs inhabited

32
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Mother culture of Meso America

A

Olmecs

33
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Pyramids in Olmecs

A

Flat top

34
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Placement of Mayans

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South East of Olmecs

35
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Writing System of Mayans

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Advanced, translated, great record keepers

36
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Burning of Mayan texts by Spanish

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Said Mayan texts were “words of the devil”

37
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Political organization of Mayans

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Like Greece, city states, mostly kings

38
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Social System of Mayans

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Upper: Priests, Scribes, Nobles
Lots of farmers (in lower)
Slaves used for sacrifice

39
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Mobility of Mayans

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Pretty rigid

40
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Women Mayans

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Limited education, not priests, not so great

41
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Water Mayans

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Challenge because less rivers near them

Water reservoir

42
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Terrace Farming Mayans

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Carve farms into mountains

43
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Mayan Religion

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Polytheistic
Fear of the underworld
Human sacrifice/blood

44
Q

Xibalba

A

Underworld of Mayans

45
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Accomplishments of Mayans

A

Astronomy, math, architecture

46
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Aztecs other name

A

Mexicas

47
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Origins of Aztecs

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Nomadic

Desert in Nevada area

48
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Reason Aztecs came to Mexico

A

Desert in Nevada and were shunned

49
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Aztecs settled where in Mexico

A

Valley of Mexico

50
Q

Lake Texcoco Aztecs

A

Swampy area, inferior at beginning but did amazing things with it

51
Q

Tenochtitlan

A

Capital of Aztecs

Main god sent an eagle with a snake in its mouth on a cactus there so Aztecs moved there

52
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Water Aztecs

A

Aqueducts

53
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Aztecs floating gardens

A

Chinampas

54
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Aztecs religion

A

Polytheistic
Lots of human sacrifice
Huitzilopochi

55
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Aztecs war quote

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“Obsessed with war”

56
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Quetzalcoatl

A

Was banished and and supposed to come in 1519

57
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Significance of 1519 with Aztecs

A

Year Spanish came to Mexico and Quetzalcoatl was supposed to come back

58
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Aztecs Political System

A

Monarchy

59
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Aztecs advisors to Kings

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“Chief of men”

60
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Successor Aztecs

A

Smal council would choose one

61
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Aztecs Social System

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Lots of soldiers and slaves

62
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Aztecs indentured workers

A

Work for some time and then free

63
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Aztecs women

A

Really great, could become priests

64
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Spanish coming to Mexico during Aztecs

A

1519

Fought and Spanish won because spread smallpox to Aztecs and Aztecs were tricked by 1519 thing

65
Q

What was unusual about where the Aztecs built their capital

A

It is at the western point of Lake Texcoco, where it is very marshy

66
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A significant similarity between Mayans and Aztecs

A

A religion that is very important in their day to day lives

67
Q

“The Maya were obsessed with ________”

A

War

68
Q

An important aspect of of Mayan religion that we had not seen before Meso America unit

A

Sacrifice

69
Q

What happened to the Mayans around the year 800

A

Began to decline, and people began to abandon the civilization

70
Q

Three groups in the Maya upper class

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Priests, nobles, scribes

71
Q

A precious stone in Meso America

A

Jade

72
Q

Which Maya age was a “golden age”

A

Classical

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