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Pre-Columbian Americas Flashcards

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Toltec

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emerged in highlands of S. Mexico 800 AD

pre-cursor to Aztec

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Tula

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Largest Toltec city, had pyramids & ball courts

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Cholula

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Toltec city, survived to Aztecs

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Lake Texcoco

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Lake Aztec culture is built around

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Tenochtitlan

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Aztec capital, on island in center of Lake Texcoco, built dams using boats for land for crops
had complex architecture, most lived in simple buildings

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Tlatelolco

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Aztec sister city

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Tlacaelel & Moctezuma I

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aztec half-brothers/rulers, started aggressive expansion
by 1500, had empire across all of S. Mexico
Governed w/ tribute system, subjects gave food & jewels to Tenochtitlan

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Aztec Religion

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detailed calendars, sacrifices often

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Iroquois Confederation

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Iroquois formed Confederation to resolve conflicts
5 tribes, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, & Mohawk. Confederation called Haudenosaunee
high level of consent & deliberation

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S. Appalachian culture

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Georgian offshoot of Mississippian culture w/ large towns

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Etowah

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large S. Appalachian community, large wood fortifications & ceremonial plaza

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Tiwanaku

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Largest city of Bolivian culture

Terraced pyramids & sunken plazas

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Wari

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Sister city of Tiwanaku

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Sican culture

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Coastal N. Peru, after Moche culture
known for gold-plated pottery
abandoned after drought in 1100, but capital, Tucume, survived until conquered by Chimu

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Tucume

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Capital of Sican culture

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Chimu

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SE of Sican culture, skilled irrigation and pottery, fishing

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Chan Chan

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capital of Chimu culture

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Cuzco

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Place of start of Inca culture after Tiwanaku & Wari, 1200s

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Pachacuti

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1438, established central state & strong army, began Inca expansion

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Machu Picchu

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New Inca capital, built 1450, no “mortar”

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Tupac Inca

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After Pachacuti, conquered N. Peru & Ecuador

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Huayna Capac

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After Tupac Inca, conquered Bolivia, Argentina & Chile

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Inca Govt

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4 administrative regions

left rulers, but made to participate in conscript labor system, supplied empire with food and resources

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