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Chapter 16
World History
Question | Answer |
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The Inca believed their ruler was related to what god? | the sun god |
In 1438, who became the ruler of the Inca? | Pachacuti |
Small groups of people who worked together for the common good. | ayllu |
A payment of labor; examples are working on state farms and buildings. | mita |
What is another name for the "city int he sky"? | Machu Picchu |
What is "potlatch"? | a ceremony in which wealthy families would show their rank by giving food, gifts and drink to the community |
An object used by American Indian clans to identify and unify a clan/ group. | totems |
The main achievement of the Northwestern tribes was... | the political alliances that they developed which allowed them to work together |
Apartment- style compounds made of adobe, stone or clay, used by the Anasazi people. | pueblos |
What was the way of writing for the Mayas? | glyphs |
Carved in stone or recorded events in a bark- paper book | codex |
What is the famous Maya book that records the Maya story of the creation of the world? | Popul Vuh |
Where were the Maya located? (between 250 and 900 A.D.? | modern day Mexico and northern Central America |
What was the Maya's religion? | polytheism |
Where were the Aztecs located? | the Valley of Mexico |
The city of Teotihuacan was the center of what major network? | trade |
Who was at the top and bottom of the Aztec social class structure? | the emperor and the slaves |
What did priests do to satisfy the sun god? | they sacrificed human blood |
What led to the decline of the Aztec Empire? | the Spanish invasion |
What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire? | Tenochtitlan |