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Social 2 (Aztecs) Flashcards

1
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a channel used to move water

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aqueduct

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2
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name given to the civilization created by a nomadic tribe

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Aztec

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3
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a skilled craft worker

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artisan

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4
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the Aztec School for noble

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calmecac

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5
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units of organization

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Calpolli

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6
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long man-made roads that connect the island to the mainland

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causeways

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7
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floating islands built in the water around Tenochtitlan

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chinampas

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8
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required by law

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compulsory

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9
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pictures or symbols used in writings

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glyphs

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10
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Royal representative

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Viceroy

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11
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a sign of something going to happen

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omen

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12
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a brilliantly coloured bird that lives in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America

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quetzal

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13
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Aztec school for commoners

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telpochcalli

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14
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where the Aztecs lived

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Tenochtitlan

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valuable gifts and taxes collected by the Aztecs from a conquered group or city

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tribute

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small areas often ruled by princes

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principalities

17
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men and women who traveled and taught their beliefs

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missionaries

18
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an area of jurisdiction for Islamic rulers

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Caliphate

19
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Christians take back Spain

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Spanish Reconquista

20
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system of state-run courts where non-Catholics were put on trial

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Spanish Inquisition

21
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the language the Aztecs spoke

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Nahuatl

22
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long rifle guns

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musket

23
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people of mixed race of Spanish and Aztec decent

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Mestizo

24
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a language spoken by the Maya people

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Mayan

25
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someone who acts as a mediator between 2 people

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intermediary

26
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a disease that spreads rapidly affecting tons of people at the same time

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epidemic

27
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a system which gave Spanish settlers land grants when they arrived

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encomienda

28
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descendants of Spanish settlers in Mexico

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Creoles

29
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Spanish word used to describe the leader of the expedition

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conquistador

30
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disaster

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catastrophe

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