Chapter 13 Vocab quiz

What is the Mita System?

• A system of payment of taxes with labor

• A type of building for observing the sky

• An artificial island built by the Aztecs

• A wall to hold back water

What is an Observatory used for?

• Observing the sky

• Building artificial islands

• Holding back water

• Ranking members of a group

What is a Chinampa?

• An artificial island built by the Aztecs

• A record-keeping device

• A portable, cone-shaped home

• A feasting ceremony

What is the purpose of a Dike?

• To hold back water

• To observe the sky

• To rank members of a group

• To make a round frame

What is a Basin?

• A bowl-shaped area

• A type of home

• A system of government

• A group of related families

What is an Absolute Monarchy?

• A system of government with unlimited power

• A type of home made by Native Americans

• A record-keeping device

• A feasting ceremony

What is a Quipu?

• A record-keeping device made of knotted strings

• A portable home

• A type of building for observing the sky

• A system of payment of taxes

What does Hierarchy refer to?

• A system for ranking members of a group

• A type of home

• A bowl-shaped area

• A wall to hold back water

What is an Ayllu?

• A group of related families in Incan society

• A type of home made by Native Americans

• A system of government

• A record-keeping device

What is a Wigwam?

• A home made by Northeastern Native Americans

• A portable, cone-shaped home

• A domed house made from blocks of snow

• A rectangular type of home