Question 1

Where did large scale civilization begin in North America?

Accepted Answer

The Mississippi River valley

Question 2

What was the name of the Mississippian chief?

Accepted Answer

The Great Sun

Question 3

How was the Mayan government ruled?

Accepted Answer

A city-state system, with a king and city

Question 4

How could a woman become a Mayan ruler?

Accepted Answer

If there were no male heirs available

Question 5

What is another name the Aztecs are commonly known by?

Accepted Answer

Mexicas

Question 6

What was Tenochtitlán?

Accepted Answer

The Aztec capital consisting of over 200,000 people

Question 7

How did the Aztecs ensure dominance as they conquered Mesoamerica?

Accepted Answer

They required tributes such as food, land, cloth, and military service

Question 8

What was the Aztec tribute system?

Accepted Answer

A tax by the Aztecs that demanded food, land, cloth, and military service

Question 9

What are chinampas?

Accepted Answer

Farms built on artificial islands by the Aztecs

Question 10

What was the most important emporer of Aztec society know as?

Accepted Answer

The Great Speaker

Question 11

What was the role of women in Aztec society?

Accepted Answer

Mostly either took care of children, or were artisans that could sell creations as tribute

Question 12

Why did the Aztecs decline in the 15th century?

Accepted Answer

Other empires rebelled

Diseases

Little technology such as the lack of wheeled vehicles and pack animals

Question 13

Who was Pachacuti?

Accepted Answer

A tribal leader who formed the Incan Empire by conquering other empires (name literally means "shaker of the earth")

Question 14

What is the mit'a system?

Accepted Answer

Mandatory public service required by the Incas (included activities like road-building)

Question 15

What was the Temple of the Sun?

Accepted Answer

An Incan monument honoring the sun god

(the sun was an important part of Incan culture; Inca translates to people of the sun)

Question 16

What was waru waru?

Accepted Answer

Incan agricultural technique for raising beds with channels to avoid erosion

Question 17

What was the Carpa Nan?

Accepted Answer

A massive roadway system developed by the Incas (helped a lot in mountainous regions)

1.4 - The Americas, AP World History: Modern Flashcards