APUSH Summer Assignment
AP U.S History Tenochtitlan
ID: The ancient Aztec capital in about the 1325 and was demolished by the Spaniards in 1521.
SIG: Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities in the world in 1521. It was a very wealthy city with powerful economics, politics, and religions. Matrilineal
ID: The inheritance one receives through the female line of ancestors.
SIG: The pattern of culture in Lenape or modern day Delaware were fishing and other types of farming which were matrilineal. Many Native American cultures were matrilineal societies. Peasants
ID: A person of low social status. Many farmers were considered peasants in the 1800s.
SIG: Peasants would revolt and cause movements that go against the economic reasoning. The movements were usually to gain recognition for their work and other reasons. Yeomen
ID: A servant who gives assistance to royal households or other great households
SIG: A yeomen farmer was the ideal American which is being independent and hardworking. They were the best type of citizen to have a say in politics. Dower
ID:The portion of property a widow receives from her deceased husband's belongings. SIG: In the 18th and 19th centuries dower rights were not given much attention. In 1945, dower was abolished but some states still allowed bits of property to be given to a widow. Primogeniture
ID: Being the firstborn and eldest of the children of the same parents. Also receiving the largest portion of the father's property after the death of the father.
SIG: This ensured that powerful families kept their power in their family line. Pagans
ID: a follower of a polytheistic religion or an irreligious person.
SIG: This is significant because many American pagan religions contain different traditions that are similar to to others. Also traditions have been passed down for thousands of years. Heresy
ID: When one has a belief that is mutually opposed to a church or religious system.
SIG: This separated church and states. A
ID: The ancient Aztec capital in about the 1325 and was demolished by the Spaniards in 1521.
SIG: Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities in the world in 1521. It was a very wealthy city with powerful economics, politics, and religions. Matrilineal
ID: The inheritance one receives through the female line of ancestors.
SIG: The pattern of culture in Lenape or modern day Delaware were fishing and other types of farming which were matrilineal. Many Native American cultures were matrilineal societies. Peasants
ID: A person of low social status. Many farmers were considered peasants in the 1800s.
SIG: Peasants would revolt and cause movements that go against the economic reasoning. The movements were usually to gain recognition for their work and other reasons. Yeomen
ID: A servant who gives assistance to royal households or other great households
SIG: A yeomen farmer was the ideal American which is being independent and hardworking. They were the best type of citizen to have a say in politics. Dower
ID:The portion of property a widow receives from her deceased husband's belongings. SIG: In the 18th and 19th centuries dower rights were not given much attention. In 1945, dower was abolished but some states still allowed bits of property to be given to a widow. Primogeniture
ID: Being the firstborn and eldest of the children of the same parents. Also receiving the largest portion of the father's property after the death of the father.
SIG: This ensured that powerful families kept their power in their family line. Pagans
ID: a follower of a polytheistic religion or an irreligious person.
SIG: This is significant because many American pagan religions contain different traditions that are similar to to others. Also traditions have been passed down for thousands of years. Heresy
ID: When one has a belief that is mutually opposed to a church or religious system.
SIG: This separated church and states. A