Pochteca ap world history
AP World History Chapter 12 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Aztec Empire
Major state that developed in what is now Mexico in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries; dominated by the seminomadic Mexica, who had migrated into the region from northern Mexico.
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Seizure of Constantinople (1453)
Constantinople, the capital and almost the only outpost left of the Byzantine Empire, fell to the army of the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II "the Conqueror" in 1453, an event that marked the end of Christian Byzantium.
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European Renaissance
A "rebirth" of classical learning that is most often associated with the cultural blossoming of Italy in the period 1350-1500 and that included not just a rediscovery of Greek learning but also major developments in art, as well as growing secularism in society.
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Fulbe
West Africa's largest pastoral society, whose members gradually adopted Islam and took on a religious leadership role that led to the creation of a number of new states. (pron. FULL-bay)
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Igbo
People whose lands were east of the Niger River in what is now southern Nigeria in West Africa; they built a complex societ
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Week 12: Early Americans IDs
A pochteca was a traveling merchant in the Aztec Empire. Pochtecas also are known to have traveled outside the empire to trade with neighboring kingdoms and peoples throughout Mesoamerica. Because of their extensive travel and knowledge of the empire, they were often employed as spies. The Pochtecas were a special merchant class in the Aztec society that specialized in long-distance trade on luxury items. They controled the great market at Tlatelolco. The pochtecas were mainly made up of the priests and warriors and they usually had their own separate section of the city in which to live in. They had their own guilds and often had special priviledges that other classes were not given.
Where was the city of Cahokia?
The city of Cahokia was located on the banks of the Mississippi River, near modern-day St. Louis, and was characterized by massive burial mounds. Cahokia was the largest urban concentration of Native Americans north of Mexico. Before it was abandoned in circa 1400 A.D., some 40,000 people were estimated to have lived there.
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Prior to the arrival of Columbus, where was most of the population of the New World concentrated?
Most of the population of the New World was concentrated in Central and South America where civilizations such as the Aztecs and Incas flourished.
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What civilization was the largest in the pre-Columbian American world?
The largest civilization in the pre-Columbian world was the Aztecs, who rose to power in Mexico around 1300. The Aztecs were fiercely warlike and expanded their power by near constant war with neighboring civilizations. Captured warriors provided many of the human sacrifices that were a hallmark of Aztec civilization.
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Describe the Aztec religion.
The Aztec Empire for Unit 1 of AP World History
Do you need to learn about the Aztec Empire for AP World History? Maybe you are studying the Mexica. What is the difference between the Mexica and the Aztecs? They are two names for the same people. Whether you are studying the Mexica or the Aztecs, you will learn everything you need to know for the AP World History exam here!
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Aztec or Mexica?
The term “Aztecs” is derived from the word “Aztlan,” which is believed to be the mythical homeland of the Mexica people. The Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking indigenous group, migrated from Aztlan to the Valley of Mexico in the 13th century. Over time, they established their capital, Tenochtitlan, on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco. The Mexica civilization grew to become a dominant force in Mesoamerica, forming the Aztec Empire.
The use of the term “Aztecs” to describe the Mexica people is largely a result of historical convention and European influence. When the Spanish conquistadors, led by Hernán Cortés, encountered the Mexica civilization in the early 16th c