Study Guide for Chapter 11 Test

Happy November!  Here are the important GSPRITE concepts to keep in mind when studying for the Chapter 11 test.  I should have some. docx files up this afternoon for the study guide in case you lost it over the weekend or did not pick it up.  Theme for this week will be the focus on Meso (Aztec) and Andean (Inca) America in the Post-Classical era.  We will also revisit our good friend DBQ (Document-Based Question) and brush up on a couple of essay skills.

Chapter 11 GSPRITE Notes

Geography:

-Location of Incan and Aztec Territory

-Capital Cities

Social:

-Both Incan and Aztecs had socially diverse civilizations

-Total population of post-classical America?  How did it compare to the “Old World”?

-Constant raiding and warfare in lead to complex social stratification for the Aztecs

-As empire grows, so does the gap between rich and poor (Aztecs)

Political:

Both had complex government systems

Both allowed for diversity as long as authority was respected

Aztecs= city-states

Inca= Empire

Split Inheritance (Inca)

Incan Socialism

Religious:

-Both Polytheistic and had human sacrifice

-Both worshipped the sun as a primary god

-Both had Male and Female deities

Intellectual/ Technology:

The Americas develop separate from the “Old World”

How did the Aztecs view the Toltecs?

Which society develops system of writing?

Cyclical calendars?  How does this affect view of history?

Chinampas (Aztec)

Mummification of the dead (Inca)

Extensive roads and terraced farm fields (Inca)

Economic:

Both had government controlled economies

Specialized merchant class (Aztecs)

Tribute divided up among upper-class (Aztec)