Heimler 4 & 5

Mississippian Culture (Cahokia) -

First large scale civilization; mound building; south Illinois; 1450 abandonment

Chaco and the Mesa Verde Civilizations

- Cliff dwellers; went extinct in 1300

Aztecs (Mexica)

- 1325 Tenochtitlan; city impressed the Europeans

Tribute system of the Aztecs

- Conquered people must pay taxes to empire in some way (money, or land, etc.)

Kin based networks -

Each network was led by a chief; villages in loose federation; chiefs served as a member of regional councils

Hausa Kingdoms

- Formed Pre-1000 CE; 7 states interconnected through kinship networks; Each state specialized one specific category (agriculture, military, etc.)

Griots

- African oral story tellers