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Chapter 11 : Aztecs and Incas Flashcards

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101091382During the postclassical period, societies in the Americasremained entirely separate from those of the Old World.0
101091383The Toltecs established their capital in central Mexico around9681
101091384What civilization did the Toltecs succeed in central Mexico?Teotihuacan2
101091385After the sack of Tula, the center of population and political power in Mexico shifted tothe valley of Mexico and the shores of a chain of lakes in that basin.3
101091386What civilization did the Aztecs succeed in central Mexico?Toltecs4
101091387What form of government was the basis for the imperial structure of the Aztecs during their first settlement in the valley of Mexico?City states5
101091388What was the capital of the Aztec empire?Tenochtitlan6
101091389In 1434, the Aztecsformed a triple alliance with two other cities.7
101091390What was the impact of expansion and conquest on the Aztec social system?From a loose association of clans, Aztec society became a stratified society.8
101091391Deitys worshiped by Aztecs?Huitzilopochtli, Tonatiuh, Tlaloc9
101091392What was the significance of the god Huitzilopochtli?he was the patron god of the Aztecs most closely associated with the cult of human sacrifice.10
101091393Chinampas were the"floating islands" utilized for intensive agricultural production.11
101091394What was the nature of the Aztec administration of subject territories?Conquered territories were often left relatively unchanged under their old rulers as long as they recognized Aztec supremacy and paid tribute.12
101091395associated with the concept of "Inca socialism"?The Inca empire was a carefully organized system in which every community collectively contributed to the whole and the state regulated the distribution of resources on the basis of need.13
101091396Following the decline of the horizon states of Tihuanaco and Huari,a number of large states such as Chimor continued to be important.14
101091397Pachacuti was theruler associated with the first creation of the Inca empire in 143815
101091398What was the Inca practice of split inheritance?All political power and titles went to the ruler's successor, but his wealth was kept in the hands of the male descendants to support the cult of the dead ruler's mummy.16
101091399Which of the following practices was common to the Aztec and the Inca empires?Tribute system17
101091400Which of the following statements concerning the population of the Americas is most true?The population of the Americas was probably close to contemporary Europe's excluding Russia.18
101091401Difference between life of women in Mesoamerica and in Mediterranean world?Limited technology confined Mesoamerican women to many more hours grinding grain for food19
101091402Major themes/cults of Aztec religion?creator deities, gods of fertility, gods of warfare, agricultural cycle20
101091403What did Aztec kin groups do?Organized military units and labor units, distributed land, maintained schools and temples21
101091405What happened when Aztecs rose to power?New ruler with supreme powers, uncreasing dominance of nobility, expansion of power and bounderies, highly urbanizaed society22
101091406How did the Aztecs view history?Cyclical pattern of repetitive destructions of the world23
101091407Northern nomads who came into central Mexico after Teotihuacan were...?Toltecs24
101091409Difference between Incas and Aztecs?lack of writing system25
101091410What was agriculture like in 1500?Largely diffused throughout the Americas, not always in sdentary agricultural communities26
101091411Difference in political situation between Mesoamerica and Andean areas after breakup of classical states?Andean zone had large states, but power breakdown in Mesoamerica27
101091412Differnce between Andean and Mesoamerican civilizations?sedentary agricultural systems28
123053403Andean principle of inheritance?parallel descent, or inheritance passing in both male and female line29
123053404Aztec view of cultural achievements of toltecs?as the givers of civilization30
123053405Religious practice most closely associated with the state and the person of the india in andean civilization was the cult ofthe sun31
123053406Why did Inca chose to conquer and expand?split inheritance32

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