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Chapter 16 Questions

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Pachacuti stands out in Inca history as the ruler who expanded the kingdom into an Empire.
In Incan trdition, the ayllu was the small-group structure used for community work projects.
In the Incan Empire, mita was a type of labor tribute.
The Inca used the quipu to record data.
The decline of the Inca Empire can be traced to a struggle between rivals for the Inca Throne.
Tikal was the name of an important Maya City
Glyphs were used for the Maya writing system.
An early Maya most probably would have used a codex to keep track of important historical events.
The Popol Vuh is a Maya Story about the creation of the world.
The decline of the Maya occurred several hundred years before the Spanish arrived in the Americas.
A form of tribute in which all able citizens were required to work for the state for a certain number of days a year is? Mita
An extended family group that formed the Incan social system is? Ayllu
An accounting device created by the Inca that involved a set of knotted strings to record data is? A quipu
A system of runners who served as a type of postal service is? A chasquis
A powerful Incan ruler who conquered Peru and neighboring lands was named? Pachacuti
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