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