The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25 – Flashcards
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Olmecs
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- 1200-400 BC - A member of a prehistoric people inhabiting the coast of Veracruz and Western Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico - Established what was probably the first Meso-American civilization.
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Mayans
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- 300 and 900 CE - A member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy - "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar"
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Aztecs
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- Began in about 1430 - Formed out of an alliance of three major cities in modern day Mexico
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Aztec state
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- Very Hierarchical, with an emperor on top and a group of unruly nobles beneath him
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What was the job of the Priest in the Aztec civilization
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- To please the gods, normally through sacrifice
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What were achievements of the Aztecs
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- The building of Tenochtitlan -
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Tenochtitlan
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- Site on the Modern-day Mexico City - Divided and serviced by Canals
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What were the floating gardens called
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Chinampas
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Chinampas provided
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Food for the city of Tenochtitlan
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Incan Empire
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- Founded in the 13th century - Ruled between 4 and 6 million people by the time the Spanish showed up in 1532
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What held the Incan Empire together
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Trade
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How did the Incas keep records
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- Quipus
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Quipus
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Knotted strings used by the Incans to keep record
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What was the system of Mita
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- Mandatory public service in the society of the Inca Empire - Modified and intensified by the Spanish colonial government.
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When did the Spanish arrive in Mexico
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1519
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When did the Spanish arrive in Peru
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1532
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Philip II
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- 1527-1598 - Son of Louis VII - Reign as king of France saw wars with the English that regained control of Normandy and Anjou and most of Poitou
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Spanish Armada
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- 1588 - Spanish naval invasion force sent against England by Philip II of Spain - It was defeated by the English fleet and almost completely destroyed by storms off the Hebrides.
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Who were the leading producers of consumer goods until the 19th century
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China
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When did China encounter inflation
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- 12th Century - When they printed the world's first paper money
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By the 17th Century the Ming Dynasty was overthrown by
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- The Manchus
