People and Languages Flashcards

1
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Tlatoani

A

King

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2
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Pilli

A

Nobles - born into status

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3
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Teuctli

A

Lords - generally earned by warriors

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4
Q

Macehualli

A

Commoners

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5
Q

Tlacohtli

A

Slaves

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6
Q

Pochteca

A

Merchants

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7
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Toltec

A

Culture that ruled a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, during the Epiclassic and the early Post-Classic period (peak: 950-1150 CE)

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8
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Chichimec

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Any of several groups of Indians who invaded central Mexico from the north in the 12th and 13th centuries ad and ended the Toltec hegemony in the region

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9
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Otomí

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An indigenous people of Mexico who inhabit a discontinuous territory in central Mexico

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10
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Mexica

A

A migrant people from the desert north who arrived in Mesoamerica in the 1300s

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11
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Nahuatl

A

Uto-Aztecan language of the Mexica

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12
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Uto-Aztecan

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Language family including Nahuatl

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