AP World Units 1 & 2 Vocab

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Ali'i nui

Hereditary Political and Religious leaders in hawaiian society. Managed land and resources

Ayllu

Clan/Kin based group in Inca society. Worked assigned parts of land.

Aztec Empire

Tenochtitlan. Tribute system. Strong Military. Human Sacrifice

Cahokia

Largest pre columbian city - mound people

Calpulli

Aztec - Clan or neighboring group - managed land, organized labor, handled local affairs.

Chimu

Pre-Incan society - Known for irrigation and adobe city called chan chan.

Chucuito

Highland Andean kingdom near Titicaca - herded llamas and alpacas + irrigation

Cuzco

Inca Capital - political, religious, and cultural center.

Huitzilopochtli

Aztec god of sun and war

Inca Empire

Largest pre columbian empire - centralized - road system - rotating labor system

Inti

Inca sun god

Iroquois

Group of native American tribes

Itzcoatl

Fourth Aztec Emperor - Expanded land greatly - triple alliance

Kapu

Hawaiian law system

Maori

Indigenous Polynesians of New Zealand - tribal orginization

Marae

Communal meeting place in Polynesian society - Religious and Socail

Motecuzoma I

Aztec emperor - Great expansions and strengthened military

Navajo

Native Americans in southwest - Herding - Weaving - Desert

Polynesians

Seafaring Austroneasians - settled on pacific islands with advanced sailing strats

Pueblo

Native Americas - Southwest US - Adobe houses - Maize farming

Quechua

Language and Culture group of andes - Incan descent

Quetzalcoatl

Diety in mesoamerican societies

Teotihuacan

Ancient Mesoamerican city - Pyramids of sun

Tezcatlipoca

Aztec god of night sky, sorcery, destiny - Rival ofQuetzalcotal

Toltecs

Pre-Aztec Society - Architectural Influences for future people

Tula

Capital of toltecs - Warrior statues and monumental architecture

Viracocha

Inca god who created all

Bartolomeu Dias

Portuguese - First rounded Africa

Ceuta

North African City - Captured by Portugal - marked start of European overseas expansions

Erasmus

Dutch Humanist and Catholic priest - Criticized corruption in the church

Filippo Brunelleschi

Renaissance Architect - Designed dome of Florence’s Cathedral

Hongwu

Founder of Ming Dyansty

John of Montecorvino

Italian Christian Missionary - First Archbishop of Beijing - Yuan China

Melaka

Powerful Trade City - Southeast Asia - Islamic chokepoint on Indian Ocean Trade

Ming Dynasty

Revived Confucianism - Sponsored Zheng He

Mandarins

Elite Scholar officials in China - passed civil service exams

Petrarch

Father of Humanism

Pico della Mirandola

Renaissance Philosopher

Qadi

Islamic Judge 

Rabban Sauma

Christian Envoy sent by Mongols - 1200s - Traveled to Europe in search for allies against Muslims.

Sharia

Islamic Law - Derived from religous texts

Tsar

Russian Rulers

Vasco de Gama

Sailed directly from Europe to India 

Yongle

Ming Emperor - Sponsored Zheng He

Yongle Encyclopedia

Yongle’s Collection of Chinese knowledge

Yuan Dyasty

Mongol-Ruled Chinse Dynasty