A large earthen mound located in Southern Illinois.

Capital of the Aztecs located on an island in the middle of a lake grew to almost 200,000 people making it one of the largest cities in the world.

A government ruled by religious leaders (Aztec's government)

a massive roadway system built by the Incas

used during religious ceremonies usually captives

Instead of paying tribute conquered people preformed mandatory public service

made up of Mexico, central America, south America, and Caribbean islands

Social standing was determined by the women's side of the family

Made of stone by the Aztecs at the center of Tenochtitlan it rose 150ft into the air

A special Aztec merchant class that traded in luxury goods

first large-scale civilization in north America that emerged in the 700s or 800s they built enormous earthen mounds

tribal leader who began conquering tribes his military victories combined the small tribes into a full-fledged state the Inca Empire

Honored the sun and royal ancestor veneration it was in Cuzco and formed the core of Incan religion

system of knotted strings used to record numerical information for trade and engineering and for recording messages to be carried throughout the empire

The main form of Mayan government was the city-state each ruled by a king and consisting of a city and its surrounding territory

on lake Texcoco the Aztecs built floating gardens to increase the amount of space for food production

Spanish conquers who led to the fall of the Aztec empire

(the Aztecs) originally hunter-gathers who migrated to central Mexico in 1200s their capital was Tenochtitlán

was split into four provinces each with its own governor and bureaucracy. Located in Peru, Ecuador, and Chile.

the belief that elements of the physical world could have supernatural powers.

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honors vocab 1.4

Term	Definition
Cahokia	A large earthen mound located in Southern Illinois.
Tenochtitlan	Capital of the Aztecs located on an island in the middle of a lake grew to almost 200,000 people making it one of the largest cities in the world.
Theocracy	A government ruled by religious leaders (Aztec's government)
Carpa Nan	a massive roadway system built by the Incas
Human Sacrifice	used during religious ceremonies usually captives
Mita system	Instead of paying tribute conquered people preformed mandatory public service
Latin America	made up of Mexico, central America, south America, and Caribbean islands
Matrilineal Society	Social standing was determined by the women's side of the family
Great pyramid	Made of stone by the Aztecs at the center of Tenochtitlan it rose 150ft into the air
Pocheta	A special Aztec merchant class that traded in luxury goods
Mississipian	first large-scale civilization in north America that emerged in the 700s or 800s they built enormous earthen mounds
Pachacuti	tribal leader who began conquering tribes his military victories combined the small tribes into a full-fledged state the Inca Empire
Temple of the sun	Honored the sun and royal ancestor veneration it was in Cuzco and formed the core of Incan religion
Quipa	system of knotted strings used to record numerical information for trade and engineering and for recording messages to be carried throughout the empire
City-state	The main form of Mayan government was the city-state each ruled by a king and consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
Chinampas	on lake Texcoco the Aztecs built floating gardens to increase the amount of space for food production
Conquistadors	Spanish conquers who led to the fall of the Aztec empire
Mexica	(the Aztecs) originally hunter-gathers who migrated to central Mexico in 1200s their capital was Tenochtitlán
Incan Empire	was split into four provinces each with its own governor and bureaucracy. Located in Peru, Ecuador, and Chile.
Animism	the belief that elements of the physical world could have supernatural powers.

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