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AP World History Ch 12 Reading Study Guide #2 Pg. 276-285
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· Split Inheritance
· Temple of the Sun
· Tambos
· Mita
· Ayllu
· Incan Socialism
· Yanas
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1. Where was the Inca Empire located? What is the other, more authentic, name for it? (Map 11.2 Pg. 276)
2. According to legend, what is the origin of the Inca people? Pg. 276
3. How many people lived under Inca rule? Pg. 276
4. Describe the Inca rulers split inheritance rule? Why did they have this? Pg.277
(Read Visualizing the Past: Archeological Evidence of Political Practices. Pg. 277)
5. To what extend does such evidence indicate the composite nature of Inca Culture? (Visualizing the Past Pg. 277)
6. What are some of the possible problems of archeological interpretation? (Visualizing the Past Pg. 277)
7. Describe Inca religion? What are huacas? Pg.278
8. What was the purpose of the tambos? Pg.278
9. What was Quechus? Why did the Incans spread this? Pg. 278
10. How did the Inca rulers collect “tribute” from conquered peoples? Pg.278, 280
11. Why was mita an essential aspect of Incan control? Pg.278
12. Describe the role of women in the Incan empire. Pg.280
13. The Inca ruler was seen as a link to the ______his wife was seen as a link to the ______. Pg.280
14. Who were the ayllu in Inca society? Pg.280
15. Who were the yanas in Inca society? Pg.280
(Read Thinking Historically: The "Troubling" Civilizations of the Americas. Pg. 279-280)
16. What practices by American Indians societies were most condemned by Europeans? (Thinking Historically Pg.279-280)
17. What is Inca socialism? Is this a legitimate view of the Inca Empire? (Thinking Historically Pg.279-280)
18. Besides the notorious Aztecs, what other culture have engaged in human sacrifice? (Thinking Historically Pg.279-280)
19. Even though the Inca were ‘preliterate’ why do Stearns et al, consider them to be a civilization? Pg.281
20. What was the basis of BOTH the Aztec and Incan civilizations? How were BOTH empires created? Pg.281-282
21. Which civilization Aztec or Inca attempted to create an “overarching political state” within its domains? Pg.281-282
22. How did these civilizations ‘demonstrate their strength’ even after conquest by the Spanish Empire? Pg.281-282
23. What is the best estimate for the Pre-Columbian population of the Americas? Of the world? Pg.282
24. Why is there so little detail about Native American Indian cultures outside of Aztec & Inca lands? Pg.282-283
25. Among these peripheral Native American Indian cultures, describe the culture, language, livelihood and ‘political’ practices? Pg.283-285
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