The Aztec Capital - 2084 Words

Terms To Know: 1. Tribute: Tributes were used in the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan. The subject peoples brought gold, textiles, turquoise, obsidian, tropical bird feathers, and cacao to the capital as tribute. Tributes are goods given to rulers as an act of submission or in order to receive protection. 2. Matriarchal: A matriarchal society is a society governed by women. The Iroquios, five different native american nations banded together by a man named Hiawatha, ruled through a matriarchal system. Power was inherited through female lines of authority. These women had an influence in local councils. It is unusual that these women played such a significant role in society because they were usually seen as inferior. 3.Animists: Most of the†¦show more content†¦This power was determined by the teachings of the Christian Church. Women were seen as inferior, and once they married an Englishman, she assumed her husband’s surname,submitted to his orders, and surrendered the right to her property. As for the children, they worked for their father during their twenties. Most of the time, the father’s land was bestowed upon their eldest son. 5.Primogeniture: This was a practice in which fathers bestowed all their land upon their eldest son. This forced most of the younger children to join the poor. Very few people had the freedom to do as they please. 6. Peasants: Farmworkers who lived in small villages encompassed by fields farmed by different families working together. In 1550, most Europeans were peasants. Peasants turned into serfs in an exchange between the labor on the lord’s estate and farming rights. 7. Republics: The method used by Italian moneyed elites to rule their city-states. These were states which contained no prince or king, but rather governed by merchant coalitions. 8.Civic Humanism: The idea that praised public virtue and service to the state. This greatly influenced European and American ideas of government. It fathered Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and others. 9. Renaissance: A cultural transformation from 1300 to 1450 which began in Italy. This was a rebirth and revival of arts and learning. This created many masters in many different fields. 10. Guilds: Artisan organizations which