The Mexica and the Inca Flashcards
(25 cards)
Mexica migrated north to…
Texcoco
Mexica Founded city of
Tehochtitlan
What were the cities of Tenochtitlan connected by
Canals, Causways, bridges
The Mexica=
Aztec’s
Who was the mexica city states ruled by
speaker from nobility
Who ruled mexica empire
Great speaker
Theocracy was…
Centrilized
In Mexica Conquered people maintain autonomy if…
they paid tribute, surrendered lands, and preformed military service
Was Mexica mono or polytheistic
Polytheistic
What were mexica’s temples + pyramids constructed for
to honor major dieties
What is monumental architecture
Temples + Pyramids
What was monumental architecture used for
to promote leaders power and wealth
In Mexica rulers embodied…
Gods on earth
In mexica human sacrifice was promoted through…
spanish text
Mexica built chinampas to..
increase agriculture
What are chinampas
raised mud in lakes and plant stuff
What do you grow on chinampas
Maise, beans, and squash
What did mexica merchants specilize in
long distance trade
What did mexica merchants use in trade
Cacoa beans, gold dust, cotten used as currency
In mexica nobility controlled
military, priesthood, and operated schools
Did mexica kids have to go to school
yes
Prisoners of war were..
enslaved or sacrificed
Did poygamy exist in mexica
yes
Woman were mainly in household but could become
healers, priests, merchants, can inherit property
