AP World History: Modern / Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (c. 1200–1450)
1.4 State Building in the Americas
Notes
- Aztecs (Mexica): capital Tenochtitlan, tribute system, human sacrifice.
- Inca: Andes, roads, mit'a labor system, quipu records.
- Cahokia and other Mississippian societies in North America.
Practice
The Inca mit'a system required:
Rotating labor.
The Aztec capital was:
Built on a lake.
The Aztecs collected wealth from conquered peoples through:
Tribute.
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