MIDTERM Flashcards
Tenochtitlan
The Capital city of the Aztecs;
Huitzilopochtli
Aztec sun and war god, one of the two principal deities of Aztec religion,
Tlaxcala
The tribe the Aztecs never conquered; important spanish allies when they eventually conquered the aztecs
Aztec’s Stiocism
a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
Since their culture was based around warfare; how bravely did you face pain and adversity
Kuraka
Ruler of clan groups in Andean societies; politcally and socially ruling; the idea of political recipricity: Kurakas must do what is best for all of his community
Andean Gender complentary
genders weren’t equal, but religious gender complimentary was common
kings and queens; priests and priestesses
Cuzco
center of politcal power for Incas
Convivencia
Period between Muslim conquest and spanish reconquest
Requirmimento
Spanish read the requirement to natives in the new world which said they were now under spanish control and must convert to christianity
language barrier
Reasons for spanish conquest
to profit the mother country (wealth, status, power, religion)
Malinche/Dona Marina
Non aztec indigenous translator of cortez
seen as betraying the aztecs
how can you betray people who are not your own- she’s not aztec
Noche Triste
When disease hit the Aztecs right after they had a big victory/drove the spanish from their city
it took 3 months of sickness and starvation for the aztecs to surrender
Quetzacoatl
Aztec god, formerly thought the be who Cortez was believed to be by the Aztecs
turns out this is false
Huayna Capac
Incan leader who died suddenly, before deciding which son would take his place
civil war ensues between his two sons, which helps weaken the Incas for Pizarro
Ecomienda system
encomienda, the Spanish crown granted a person a specified number of natives for whom they were to take responsibility. In theory, the receiver of the grant was to protect the natives from warring tribes and to instruct them in the Spanish language and in the Catholic faith: in return they could extract tribute from the natives in the form of labor, gold, or other products.
similar to slavery
