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AP World History: Modern›Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (c. 1200–c. 1450)›The Global Tapestry (c. 1200–c. 1450)

State Building in the Americas

The Aztec (Mexica) and Inca built large empires with tribute systems, the mit'a, and impressive infrastructure.

Mexica tribute
Inca mit'a and roads
Cahokia and Pueblo peoples

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1The Global Tapestry (c. 1200–c. 1450)

Champa Rice and Song China
Song Bureaucracy and Neo-Confucianism
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South and Southeast Asia, 1200–1450
State Building in the Americas
Mali and Mansa Musa
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Also called: aztec empire, inca empire, mexica