AP World History Chapter 6 – Flashcards
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Teotihuacan
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A wealthy city-state ruled by a theocratic government
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Austronesians
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People who had advanced maritime craft and used them to reach New Guinea and establish societies across the Pacific and Indian Ocean islands
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Land Bridges
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Bridges that were exposed during the last ice age. They allowed people to migrate to the Americas, Australia, and New Guinea.
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Popul Vah
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A Mayan book that survived the Spanish invaders. It teaches that people were created out of maize and water by the gods, thus it explains the reason for blood letting rituals
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Teotihuacan
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A city-state that had no military or defensive walls, which led to it's downfall
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Austronesians
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People who introduced agriculture to the people in New Guinea and other Indian Ocean islands
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Lapita
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Austronesians who migrated and populated many islands in the Pacific and Indian Ocean
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Tikal
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A large ceremonial center in Maya that became a political center that accumulated massive amounts of wealth
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Lapita
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People who maintained large trade networks across seas but ceased once they had prosperous societies under kings and chiefs
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Olmecs
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(1400 B.C.E. to 500 B.C.E.) earliest known Mexican civilization,lived in rainforests along the Gulf of Mexico, developed calendar and constructed public buildings and temples, carried on trade with other groups.
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Maya
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Heirs to the Olmec society that cultivated the lowlands of Mesoamerica
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Olmecs
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A Mesoamerican people who influenced the development of the Maya and Teotihuacan
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Terrace fields
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What the Maya used to cultivate in the lowlands
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Teotihuacan
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A society to the north of the Maya and a descendant of the Olmecs. It was very wealthy and had many skilled artisans.
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Maya
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A people who established a series of independant states and city-states in Mesoamerica
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Maya
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A people whose warfare involved capturing other warriors to serve as slaves or bleeding sacrifices
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calendar
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An invention made by the Olmecs to record the year, day, and month to a pinpoint accuracy
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ball games
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An intellectual advancement of the Olmec and Maya that also served religious purposes.
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Maya
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A people who believed in multiple gods and pleasing them through blood letting rituals
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Chichen Itza
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A Mayan state that tried to unify the Mayan people under one centralized rule. It assimilated captured soldiers into it's society and survived the Maya downfall in 800 C.E.
