Chapter 20 Flashcards

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Where and what is lake texcoco

Gabe Andersson

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The lake that Tenochtitlan was built on, in modern day mexico

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Where is tenochtitlan

Gabe Andersson

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Modern Day Mexico City, Mexico on Lake Texcoco, capital city of Aztec empire.

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Where is the American Southwest? What is it’s importance

Gabe Andersson

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Contains modern day arizona, new mexico, texas, the people native to that land were the pueblo people who sometimes traded with the Mexica people

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Hawaiian Islands

Gabe Andersson

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A group of Polynesian islands in the pacific ocean, native islanders are the Hawaiian people.

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Andes Mountains

Gabe Andersson

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Mountain range in south america that goes down almost the entire western coast of South America. lots of People of the inca empire called cities built in the andes home

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Temples

Anthony Gurera

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Temples are a place of worship. Where prayer, sacrifice, and tribute are paid.

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State Storehouses

Anthony Gurera

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A warehouse in which governments would hold taxes from workers and use this storage to support those in need.

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Sweet potatoes

Anthony Gurera

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A crop that can be directly linked to the migration of Polynesians

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Tribute

Anthony Gurera

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A system used both by the Incas and Aztecs which helped the rise of both empires. These ways helped subdue and control their population

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Maize

Anthony Gurera

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The pueblos and Navajos relied primarily on this food. cousin of corn

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What countries are included in Oceania?

Murphy

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Australia, New Zealand, Micronesia, + Polynesia

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What was built at Nan Madol?

Murphy

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Massive stone palace and administrative center.

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What empire was the city of Tula a part of?

Murphy

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The Toltecs

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What was at Cahokia?

Murphy

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Large mounds that show the population of some mound-building people.

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Cuzco was the capital of which empire?

Murphy

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Incan

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what is another name for the Aztecs

Gamble

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Mexica

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what are the native nomadic peoples of Australia called

Gamble

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Aboriginal peoples

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Nation of north american native american tribes

Gamble

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Iroquois Nations

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What native american group outlived the Aztec nation and came to dominance mostly after the decline of the Aztecs in Mexico?

Gamble

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the most prominent group of native people in South American History; they presided in the Andean highlands and the pacific coast

Gamble

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Area New Zealand travelers went to

Henry Waldenmeyer

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Hawaiian islands

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Capital of Chimu

Waldenmeyer

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Chan’chan

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Capital of Inca empire

Waldenmeyer

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Capital of Aztec empire

Waldenmeyer

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Tenochtitlan

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Mound structure. Center of trade for Iroquois people Waldenmeyer
Cahokia
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Who made up the triple alliance? | Nulton
The Mexica, texcoco, and tlacopan
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A rich and fertile muck was taken from the bottom of the lake and put into agricultural land plots called what? Nulton
Chinampas
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Mexica community groups | Sam Nulton
Calpulli
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Incan mnemonic aid comprised of colored strings and knots | Nulton
Quipu
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Ceremonial temple structures in pacific societies | Nulton
Marae (heiau)
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What vegetable was important for the Maori population of New Zealand because they could not grow staple crops in their conditions? CATENACCI
Sweet Potatos
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The pacific oceana had what form of social structure when the Europeans arrived? CATENACCI
Hierarchical Social Structure
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What was one major motive for voyages in the Oceania? | CATENACCI
Overpopulation
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In the pacific islands they established well organized agricultural society and what? CATENACCI
Chiefly States
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What was stocked in state storehouses? | CATENACCI
Agricultural surpleses and craft products such as textiles
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Who were the Maori. Brain
The Aboriginal peoples of New Zealand
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Who were the Pueblo? Brain
An Native American people in the Southwestern US. Noted for multistoried adobe houses.
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Who were the Navajo? Brain
An American Indian tribe, also of the Southwestern US. Especially of Arizona and New Mexico.
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Who were the Polynesians? Brain
People of Polynesia - region of thousands of islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean.
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Who were the Chavin or Chavín? Brain
The Chavín were a civilization that developed in the northern Andean highlands of Peru from 900 BC to 200 BC and expanded along the coast.
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A way to please the gods involving multiple ceremonies and rituals which accommodate this central religion feature
Human sacrifice Oliver Hutchison
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Talking knots; Incan way of recording things and statistics; different colored strings with knots on them which represent the base ten units
Quipu Oliver Hutchison
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A major economic material- used as early currency; volcanic "glass"
Obsidian Oliver Hutchison
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Universal in gender, political status, religion; set of laws for the ancient Hawaiian code of conduct of laws and regulations.
Kapu Oliver Hutchison
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Ali'i nui Oliver Hutchison
Governmental authorities, more specifically the supreme ruler of ancient Hawai'i. Each island had its own.