Mesoamerica--final Flashcards
1
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Economic system of Mayans incas and Aztecs
A
Agricultural
2
Q
Main crops
A
Corn, potatoes
3
Q
Bloodletting
A
Cutting or piercing themselves for their blood as part of the ritual
4
Q
Indentured servants
A
Landless laborers contracted to work on nobles estates to earn their freedom
5
Q
Chinampa
A
Floating agricultural fields
6
Q
Quipucamayo
A
Interprets a quipu
7
Q
Quipu
A
System of strings and knots to record Incan history
8
Q
Cacao beans
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For money and trade in Aztec empire
9
Q
Capullis
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Clan or lineage group in Aztec
10
Q
Suyus
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Division of territory in aztec
11
Q
Ball game
A
Played by Mayan Aztec and Olmec. Losers sacrificed.
12
Q
Mita tax
A
Labor tax for building projects
13
Q
Tambos
A
Rest houses in inca
14
Q
Vicunas
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Animals valued for their wool used by royal family
15
Q
Cranial shaping
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Done to infants to get a desired look
