Aztecs & Incas Flashcards
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Dominant people of the Aztecs
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Mexica people
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Capital of Aztec Empire
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Tenochtitlan
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Conquered people of the Aztecs
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Pochtea
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Aztec: Professional merchants whose wealth allows them to rise up in society
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Caciques
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Indigenous nobles who have their own encomienda systems out of already existing communities.
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Malintzin
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Female slave given to Cortes; Acted as a translator for Cortes; Hated the Aztecs -> Betrayed the Aztec
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Isabel Moctezuma
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Aztec princess; Baptized Isabel; Lots of wealth -> Social mobility through marriage; Model of Catholic devotion and benefactor of religious charities
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