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APWH AMSCO 14: “The Americas on the Eve of Globalization”
Answer the following questions using COMPLETE sentences, your own words, and SPECIFIC details from the reading.
We will go back to chapters 10, 11, 12, 13 later - this will continue our education on Mayan/Aztec/Inca.
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DUE DATES:
Vocab Notecards, Planner, and Vocab List (Monday for A, Tuesday for B)
● Reading Questions and quiz (Wednesday for A, Thursday for B)
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BIG QUESTION: ​In what ways were American civilizations unique in their development over time?
THE MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE
1. When/where did Mississippian culture exist? What are the unique characteristics of the culture?
2. What evidence is there to suggest the Mississippian people had large towns and settlements?
3. Describe the Mississippian
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4. What (possibly) caused the decline of the Mississippian culture?
THE TOLTEC
5. Where/when did the Toltec people live? What are the unique aspects of their culture?
THE AZTECS
6. Where/when did the Aztec people come from?
7. How did the Aztec use geography to their advantage?
8. What were chinampas? How were they used?
9. What was unique about how the Aztec people carried out their physical labor tasks?
10. How did the tribute system function within the Aztec society? What was its purpose?
11. Describe the Aztec:
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Type of government:
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Gender roles:
12. What were reasons for people becoming slaves in Aztec society?
13. What role did human sacrifice play?
14. Where did the Aztec adopt their calendar system from? What clues/evidence indicates this?
15. What were the four causes of the decline of the Aztec civilization?
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THE INCA
16. What are the origins of the Inca civilization?
17. How was Inca territory organized?
18. What was the purpose of the mita system in Inca society?
19. How did the Inca force conquered peoples to adopt the inca way of life?
20. What was the Incan government’s role in the empire’s economy?
21. What was the Inca’s religion primarily based on? How did this belief impact territory expansion?
22. What role did priests play in society?
23. To what extent was sacrifce used in Inca society?
24. To what extent were roads utilized in Inca society?
25. What caused the decline of the Inca society?
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
26. What is the debate concerning the population of pre-European conquered Americas?
SHORT ANSWER QUESTION PREP:​ Use the SAQs on page 270 and list various terms, ideas, information to prep for
each part (ABC) of the two SAQs on the page
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SAQ2
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MULTIPLE-CHOICE ANSWERS: ​At least half of these questions will appear on the reading quiz!
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