1.4 ap world

What did the Mississippians build as structures?

Earth mounds (Cahokia)

Who ruled each large town in Mississippian?

The great suns

What did the Chaco build their housing structures out of?

Stones and clay

Where did the mesa verde build their multi story homes and what did they build them with?

They built them out of cliffs and used bricks

Where was the Mayan civilization?

Southern part of Mexico 

What was the Mayans form of government?

City state 

What does tributes mean?

Payments or owed service

What were common people of the Mayan civilization required to do?

Pay taxes in forms of crops or labor

What did the MayanS have instead of a central government?

One city state was often strongest in a region

Where are the Aztecs located?

Mexico City or central Mexico 

Where was the Aztec capital tenochtilan located?

On an island to protect against attacks

What were some of the innovations of the Aztec empire?

Aqueducts, chinampas, ditches 

What was the tribute system and who used it?

The Aztecs used it and it was a system where conquered people forced to pay tribute and surrender land

What form of government were the Aztecs?

A theocracy

Who formed the majority of Aztec military leadership?

Land owning nobles

What level of technology did the Aztecs have?

Low levels of technology

Where were the Incas located?

Cuzco Peru 

What was the Incan empire split into?

Four provinces

What did the incans have instead of the tribute system?

They mita system which was mandatory public service

Who was the most important Incan god?

The sun god

True or false, preiests determined many things in the Incan empire

True

What is animism and what empire had it?

The incans had it and it was the belief that elements of the physical world could have supernatural powers 

What was the quipu system and who used it?

The incans used it and it was a system of knotted strings

What led to the decline of the Incan empire?

The civil war of succession and conquistadors