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P-Classical America
AP World History America's Post Classical week 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did governments develop and maintain power in the post-classical period? | Recall that governments developed and maintained power by having competent leaders, strong military, cooperative neighbors, prosperous economies, and cultural unity. |
| What was the state of the Mayan civilization by the Post-Classical period? | The main Maya civilization declined before this time but some cities remained. This was the Mayapan, e.g., in the Yucatan region. They constructed ball courts, temples, and cenotes. |
| What did the Mayapan, construct? | They constructed ball courts, temples, and cenotes. |
| Who were the Cahokia and where were they located? | The Cahokia were mound builders in the Illinois region. They built these in layers/levels up to 100 ft. high and covering as much as 13 acres. |
| What Native American nations probably ended due to drought? | Mesa Verde in SW CO and Chaco in NW NM, possibly ended due to drought. They consisted of 10s of 1000s in population at some point. These people were cliff dwellers, using kiva for religious activities. |
| Where did the Mesa Verde and Chaco usually build their homes? | These people were cliff dwellers, |
| Who used kiva for religious activities? | Mesa Verde in SW CO and Chaco in NW NM, using kiva for religious activities. |
| How big were the Mesa Verde and Chaco nations before their decline? | Mesa Verde in SW CO and Chaco in NW NM, possibly ended due to drought. They consisted of 10s of 1000s in population at some point. |
| Who created an empire in central Mexico? | In central Mexico, the Aztecs created an empire with a capital city called Tenochtitlan. They did have some writing and practiced human sacrifice to appease the gods and dominate their conquered peoples. |
| What was the capital city of the Aztec empire? | Tenochtitlan (The Mexican flag is related to this city with the eagle sitting on a cactus holding a serpent in it's talon) |
| What were some distinct things that Aztec culture is remembered for? | They did have some writing and practiced human sacrifice to appease the gods and dominate their conquered peoples. |
| How did the Aztecs train their warriors? | To train warriors and capture victims for sacrifice, they conducted flower or practice wars with nearby peoples. Conquered peoples paid tribute to the Aztec. |
| What were Chinampas? | Chinampas or islands of built up land were created in marshy areas so that multiple crops per year of corn, beans, and squash could be harvested. |
| What crops were harvested on islands? | Chinampas or islands of built up land were created in marshy areas so that multiple crops per year of corn, beans, and squash could be harvested. |
| What empire ran along the Andes Mountains in Western South America? | The Inca Empire conquered many peoples along the Andes Mountains in western South America. |
| What was the mita? | The mita or labor tax required every person to work for the state in some capacity. |
| What writing system did the Incans use? | Although they did not have a writing system, they created quipu’s for recording numbers. |
| What did the Incans do to cross difficult terrain? | The Inca built roads and bridges across difficult terrain. They also learned to farm at various altitudes. |
| What important thing did the Incans learn to do that made it possible for them to live at high altitudes? | They learned how to farm at various altitudes. |
| What would happen when an Incan ruler died? | When an Inca ruler died, his title passed to his heir but his wealth and lands did not. This so called split inheritance was an incentive for the new ruler to conquer other lands. |
| What was split inheritance designed to do? | When an Inca ruler died, his title passed to his heir but his wealth and lands did not. This so called split inheritance was an incentive for the new ruler to conquer other lands. |
| What culture was it important to conquer other lands? | Incan and Aztec |
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