People and Languages Flashcards
1
Q
Tlatoani
A
King
2
Q
Pilli
A
Nobles - born into status
3
Q
Teuctli
A
Lords - generally earned by warriors
4
Q
Macehualli
A
Commoners
5
Q
Tlacohtli
A
Slaves
6
Q
Pochteca
A
Merchants
7
Q
Toltec
A
Culture that ruled a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, during the Epiclassic and the early Post-Classic period (peak: 950-1150 CE)
8
Q
Chichimec
A
Any of several groups of Indians who invaded central Mexico from the north in the 12th and 13th centuries ad and ended the Toltec hegemony in the region
9
Q
Otomí
A
An indigenous people of Mexico who inhabit a discontinuous territory in central Mexico
10
Q
Mexica
A
A migrant people from the desert north who arrived in Mesoamerica in the 1300s
11
Q
Nahuatl
A
Uto-Aztecan language of the Mexica
12
Q
Uto-Aztecan
A
Language family including Nahuatl
