Ancient Civilizations Flashcards

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Social Stratification

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States in ancient civilizations organized society into groups based on the amount of money, wealth, income, occupation, creating a hierarchy separating people into classes that offered access to resources, power, and opportunities.

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Intensive Agriculture in Aztec Mexico

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Economic life depended on intensive agriculture which used large amounts of labor and capital to produce high yields.

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Extensive Agriculture in Aztec Mexico

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Extensive agriculture used small amounts of labor and required less maintenance.

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Gender Equality in the Andean World

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Before the Spanish takeover, women had gender equality and access to land, herds, water, and other material resources.

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Triple Alliance Groups

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The three groups were Texcoco, Tenochtitlán, and Tlacopán, facilitating Aztec domination of Mesoamerica.

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Agreement of the Triple Alliance

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They agreed to share the spoils of conquest among themselves.

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Definition of Allyu

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Kinship group in Inca civilization, where members married within the group.

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Weaknesses of the Inca Empire

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Chronic discontent and revolts on the part of conquered peoples.

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Exploitation of Commoners in Inca Society

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Inca commoner life was regulated, and all commoners worked hard to support the Inca state.

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Definition of Quipu

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Inca record keeping device.