South American Civilization

Latin America

100

What are the Tree Primary Regions?

Central America, Caribbean, and South America

200

What is the Common Language and what are some Excepted Languages?

Common Language-Spanish Exceptions: Brazil-Portugese Haiti and French Guiana-French Suriname-Dutch Belize,Guyana,jamaica,Bahamas, and Falkland Islands-English

300

Creoles-European Mestizos-Native American and European Mulattos-European and African Zambos-Native American and African Are all what?

Ethnic Groups

400

What are the Latin American countries two distinctive Classes?

1.) Very Wealthy Class 2.) Very Poor Class

500

What group is missing with the Distinctive Class?

Middle Class

The Aztecs

100

The Valley of Mexico had what?

Accessible Resources, and Fertile soil

200

How did the Aztecs start off? When and Where did the Aztecs get here? And where did they found their place

Question 1.) The aztecs started out as poor nomadic people from the harsh deserts of Northern Mexico They're people found work as Mercenaries for local rulers Question 2.) The Aztecs Arrived in the Valley of Mexico around 120AD, The valley had small City-States when they arrived Question 3.) The Aztecs founded their place on a small island in Lake Texcoco at the center of the valley (Tenochtitlan)

300

Aztecs Gradually increased in what? What alliance did the Aztecs form? What did they turn into and what was their power based on?

Question 1.) The aztecs gradually increased in Strength and Number(size) Question 2.) The formed a triple alliance with two other city-states (Texcoco and Tlacopan) The gained more Power Question 3.) The aztecs turned into an Empire that spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific and had 15 million people, They're power was based on Military Conquest and the tributes tey gained from their conquered subjects

400

What were the Social Classes of the Aztecs? Also what was Tenochtitlan the planned cities Population?

1.)Emperor 2.)Nobles(Government,officials,generals,religious leaders) 3.)Commoners(Merchants,Craftspeople,Soldiers,Farmers who owned land) 4.) Enslaved Persons Population=200,000-400,000

500

How large was Tenochtitlan? What was up with Aztec roads, traveling, and Buildings?

Question 1.)Tenochtitlan was larger than London or any other European Capital of the Time Question 2.)Aztec Engineers built three raised roads over the water to connect it to the mainland Question 3.)People traveled with Canoes on Canals that covered the city Chinamaps-floating maps

The Incan's and the Spain

100

Where did the Inca originally live and eventually where did the live?

they orginally lived in the high plateau of the Andes but eventually settled in the fertile lands in the Valley of Cuzco

200

How did the Incan treated they're ruler? who took the throne and what is his significance? How did they incans expand they're Empire?

Question 1.)The Incans worshipped their ruler as a decedent of the sun god, Inti ; only men from one of the 11 noble families believed o be descendants of Inti could be selected as Incan Leaders Question 2.)In 1438, Pacharuti took the throne he was a powerful and ambitious ruler, under his leadership the inca conquered all of Peru and Beyond by 1500 the incan ruled an emere that stretched 2500 miles along the western coast of South America It was home to 16 million people Question 3.) The incans expanded their empire by using both dimplomacy and military force they inca would allow them to keep their own customs and rulers in exchange for loyalty to the incan state many states gave up without resisting

300

What were some of the things the incans did to unify their empire?

The incans built a very sophisticated road system to help promote trade and unify their empire they imposed a single official language known as Quechua They founded schools to teach children Incan culture ,language,history,and traditions

400

What did the Incans do to show their control over their empire? and what did it show?

The incan built government buildings that looked similar all over the empire. It worked to show the presence of the Incan government

500

What were all incans apart of? And what did the government do?

All incans were apart of the Ayllu-extended family group The government divided families into groups of times 10 these groups were used to complete projects that were too big for one family

Columbian Exchange and global trade also Creoles Leadership

100

Where did slavery exist and what demand in the new world bring it to the Americas?

Slavery exist in AFICA for centuries but demand for LABOR

200

What advantages for using africans for labor over using native americans have?

1.) Africans had already been exposed to european disease 2.)many africans already had experience in agriculture 3.) the buying and selling of african slaves became a giant business by the time the slave trade ended Europe had imported 9.5 millions africans to the americas

300

Africans imported to the Americas were part of what? What did the Europe bring to Africa? and what trad did they have?

Question 1.) the Triangular Trade Question 2.) Europe brought manufactured good to africa Question 3.) Africans were brought to the New world and Sugar, Coffee, and Tobacco were sent back to Europe

400

The global transfer of foods,plants,and animals during the colonization of the Americas was known as what? Through trade both the Americas and Europe were exposed to what?

Question 1.) The Columbian Exchange Question 2 .) Exposed to Products,People, and ideas that they had never experienced before

500

What was From the New World? what were the 2 most items to travel from the Americas and why?

Question 1.) New World: Tomatoes, Squash,Pineapples, Tobacco, Cacao Beans, Potatoes , sweet potatoes and Turkey Question 2.)Corn and Potatoes because they were cheap to grow and very nutritious Corn and Potatoes had more of an Impact on People's Lives than any ruler ever had (life expectancy/health)

The Mayans

100

What did Maya Create? How far did Maya stretch?

Question 1.) the Mayans created City- States Question 2.) Maya stretch from the southern Mexico into Northern Central America ( includes a highland region and a lowland region)

200

What was the Classic period of the Mayans ? What did the Mayans Build? Tell me about the Cities.

Question 1.) 250-900 B.C.E Question 2.) Thy built spectacular cities such as Tikal, Copan, Palenque,Uxmal and Chicen Itza Question 3.) each of the cities were independent city-states, they were ruled by a God King

300

What did cities exchange?what often served as a currency? What was the agriculture provided the basis of Maya Life?

Question 1.)The cities exchanged salt,flint,feathers, shells and honey Question 2.) Cacao often served as a currency Question 3.) Maize, Beans, and Squash

400

What lead to the development of social classes? what was the Social Classes?

Question 1.) Surplus leas to the development Question 2.) 0.) The Maya King- was regarded as a holy figure ( rule was hereditary) 1.) The Noble Class - Priests and Top Warriors 2.) Merchants-Skilled Artisans 3.) the Peasant Majority-Farmers

500

What influenced most aspects of Maya Life ? what was some Religious Practices?

Question 1.)Religion influenced most aspects of Maya life they were Polythiestic Question 2.) Religious Practices: a.)prayed and made offerings of food,flowers, and incense b.)pierced and cut their bodies and offered their blood it nourished the gods