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how the mayan and aztec societies differed from north american nations
had urban cities with thousands of ppl
basis of mayan economy and food source
maize (corn)
preceded the aztec in mexico
Teotihuacan and Totltec
likely cause of end of Teotihuacan
violent wars
dual leaders in Totltec included a military leader and ..
a religious leader
best describes aztec
military society with warriors at the top
aztec practice that was passed down from earlier civilizations
ritual human sacrifice
mit'a
forced labor requiring certain amnt of service to the state
powerful in Inca society
nobles and kings
Inca sacrificed wat
llamas
North american society that built permanent dwellings and irrigated crops
Anasazi
compared to north americans, most mesoamerican leaders tended to be
despotic and severe
chinese dynasty that ended anarchy and started the Grand Canal
Sui
which best describes the Tang
military state that expanded China; supported Buddhism and Confucianism
requirement that foreigners to China bow to the emperor
kowtow
purpose of foot binding
considered a status symbol; represented restriciton of freedom
founder of the Song Dynasy
Taizu
economic aspects of the Sung
first to use proper money; rice production doubled
Chinese invention that revolutionized warfar
gunpowder used in advanced weaponry
who were the Fujiwara
first Japanese family to control a central govt
in japans feudal system, which person was equivalent to Europe's vassals?
daimyo
in japans economic system the lord was controlled by
daimyos and shoguns
native religion of japan
shinto
nation that controlled korea during the reign of the Silla
China
chinese influence on vietnamese culture
writing system and govt; Mahayana Buddhism
mongol leader who began the conquest of asian and east europe
Genghis Khan
mongol who defeated the Song (china) and established the Yuan Dynasty
Kublai Khan
italian merchant who spent 17 yrs traveling in china
Marco Polo
what stopped the Mongol advance westward
Mamluks, a slave dynasty in egypt
truk who defeated the mongols in the middle east
Timur
region the mongols controlled for 200 yrs
russia
describes the Pax Mongolia
trade on Silk Roads peaked; Black Death spread
accomplishments of the Ming
restored civil service exam;
rebuilt factories and farms;
reinstated Confucianist edu.