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Mississippian Culture

First large scale civilization in North America and known for building enormous earthen mounds

Cahokia

One of the largest mounds built by the Mississippians that's located in southern Illinois

Matrillineal Society

When social standing is determined by the women's side of the family.

Human Sacrifice

A person who is killed as part of a religious ritual

City-state

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

Aztecs (Mexicas)

Hunters/gatherers that migrated to central Mexico where they built their capital Tenochtitlan which is now present day Mexico City .

Theocracy

A government controlled by religious leaders.

Pachacuti

Ruler of Inca society from 1438 to 1471 that also turned the tribe into a full-fledged state.

Incan Empire

A Mesoamerican civilization in the Andes Mountains in South America that by the end of the 1400s was the largest empire in the Americas including much of what is now Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile

Mit'a System

Mandatory public service of men between the ages of 15-50 (Inca Empire)

Temple of the Sun

Inca Religious center located in Cuzco

Animism

The belief that elements of the physical world could have supernatural powers.

Carpa Nan

A massive roadway system created by the Inca.