Aztecs and Incas Test

What is Meso America

Middle America. They are polytheistic. No value of precious metals. Extensive trade

What does Pre Columbian America Refer

Before europeans show up to the americas.

Location of Aztecs

Mesa America

Location of Incas

Andes Mountains

What is the Aztec Capital

Tenochtitlan

What is the Incas Capital

Cuzco

What encouraged Aztecs and Incas imperial Expansion

Military Conquests. Incas expand due to Split Inheritance.

Tenochtitlan population

150,000

About Cuzco

Highly Centralized.

Tambos

Rest stops in the Inca

Quipu

Knots used to count

Social structure in the Aztecs

1. Priest 2. Great Speaker

Social structure in the Incas

1. Priest 2. Inca

Aztecs Agricultural Techniques

Chinipas, Floating Islands

Incas Agricultural Techniques

Terracing. Cut through the mountains to limit erosion. Also Waru Waru

Tribute Systems in the Aztecs and Incas

They have tributary states similar to china. Incas collect labor for tribute. Aztecs collect people for sacrifice.

Inca economy

Inca socialism. People give resources to the state and the state distributies to the people.

Aztec View of History

They sacrifice because they think the world recycles every 52 years.

What religion is Aztecs and Inca similar to

Hinduism

Women Equality

Women are equal to men.

Compare Aztecs and Incas to the Roman Empire

Both Polytheistic. Very tolerant. Both Build Roads.

Compare Aztecs and Incas to the Mongols

Both Pastoralists.

Kahokie

In the Mississippi Valley. Build Monuments and structures. Shows they have a huge labor force. Just as sophisticated as Aztecs and Incas

Maize

Major Product in Meso America

Potatoes

Major Product in Andes Mountains

Info on Aztec

Mexicas, build chinipas, highly urbanized, ruled by nobility (great speaker)

Purpose of Monuments

Ritual, sacfrice

Info on Incas

Mita(forced labor), Andes civilizations, large scale projects, large organized states(similar to west africa).

Government in Incas and Aztecs

Incas are centralized, Aztecs are city states.

Aztecs start a civilization in tenochtitlan

1325