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406-432 AP Keyterms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A solid figure with a polygonal base and triangular faces that meet a common point, a religious burial temple | pyramids |
| A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest | Inca |
| method growing rice in bulk | Hillside terracing |
| A record-keeping device of the Inca empire consisting of a series of variously colored strings attached to a base rope and knotted so as to encode information, used especially for accounting purposes | Quipu |
| he sacrificing to the gods or the offering and payments to the leaders and/or owners of the land | tribute |
| capital of the Toltec people, established around 968 CE | Tula |
| powerful Indian empire founded on Lake Texcoco (Mexico) | Aztec Empire |
| Spanish explorer who defeated the Aztec Empire and brought most of Mexico under Spanish control | Hernan Cortes |
| emperor of the Aztecs who saw his empire defeated by the Spanish | Montezuma |
| Spanish conquerer who defeated the Incan Empire of Peru from 1535-1540 | Francisco Pizarro |
| the 13th and last emperor of the Incan Empire | Atahualpa |
| capital city of the Incan Empire | Cuzco |
| city founded by the Aztecs in 1325 | Teotihuacan |
| the obtainment of culture by an individual or a group of people | Acculturation |
| Aztec clans that distributed land and provided labor and warriors | Calpulli |
| a system of government where a single authority rules with absolute power | Despotism |
| military government established by the Minamoto, a powerful Japanese clan in 1185 | bakufu |
| Japanese warrior leaders tasked with law and order, public infrastructure, tax collection, and organizing an army | bushi |
| Japanese warrior code of conduct, similar to the chivalry system in Europe | bushido |
| Korean and Japanese pottery with a light green glaze | celadon |
| Warlord rulers who divided Japan into 300 little kingdoms | daimyo |
| five year war fought between two of Japan's powerful families, the Taira and the Minamoto | Gempei Wars |
| formal recognition of the Chinese emperor's authority, where representatives from tribute states would present gifts and engage in a formal bowing ceremony | kowtow |
| response by the Confucians to the dominance of the Daoists and Buddhists, severe Confucianism | Neo-Confucianism |
| ritual suicide/disembowelment in Japan (hara-kiri); demonstrating courage and restoring family honor | seppuku |
| Japanese ceremony with Chinese influences symbolizing tranquility | tea ceremony |
| Muslim God | Allah |
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