MesoAmerican Civilizations
... Tikal had as many as 100,000 people • Composed of city-states ruled by a hereditary ruling class ...
... Tikal had as many as 100,000 people • Composed of city-states ruled by a hereditary ruling class ...
Early Civilizations in Meso
... Political & Social structure City states governed by hereditary ruling class “descended from God” Always at war w/each other; captured became slaves or human sacrifice. video ...
... Political & Social structure City states governed by hereditary ruling class “descended from God” Always at war w/each other; captured became slaves or human sacrifice. video ...
Aztecs - cooklowery13
... Spanish but Cortes’s men would carry a disease called smallpox. It was contagious and after the Spanish retreated and the dead bodies were “looted” by the Aztecs. The disease would spread, no one had a cure for it so it just kept killing the entire population, smallpox even killed the leader of the ...
... Spanish but Cortes’s men would carry a disease called smallpox. It was contagious and after the Spanish retreated and the dead bodies were “looted” by the Aztecs. The disease would spread, no one had a cure for it so it just kept killing the entire population, smallpox even killed the leader of the ...
The Toltecs - mrfarshtey.net
... from limestone, which is still abundant in Mexico today Aztec sculpture was like most other Mesoamerican cultures and was mostly directly related to religion ...
... from limestone, which is still abundant in Mexico today Aztec sculpture was like most other Mesoamerican cultures and was mostly directly related to religion ...
Lesson 4: Early Civilizations of Middle America The Mayan
... II. They also created a calendar, a system of writing, and a numeral system. B. The Great Mystery of the Mayans I. Around 900 A.D. the Mayans disappeared. No one knows the exact cause for it. II. Millions of Mayans still live in modern day Central America. 2) The Aztec Civilization A. Aztecs Expand ...
... II. They also created a calendar, a system of writing, and a numeral system. B. The Great Mystery of the Mayans I. Around 900 A.D. the Mayans disappeared. No one knows the exact cause for it. II. Millions of Mayans still live in modern day Central America. 2) The Aztec Civilization A. Aztecs Expand ...
Day of the Dead
... LABELED ILLUSTRATION Purpose: to show how the present-day celebration of the Day of the Dead mixes beliefs and traditions of native tribes like the Aztec with beliefs and traditions of the European Christians. Directions: Draw an image of the celebration of the Day of the Dead Label the picture ...
... LABELED ILLUSTRATION Purpose: to show how the present-day celebration of the Day of the Dead mixes beliefs and traditions of native tribes like the Aztec with beliefs and traditions of the European Christians. Directions: Draw an image of the celebration of the Day of the Dead Label the picture ...
ancientcivilizations-111015020707-phpapp02
... 12. Huitzilopochtli was the Aztecs’s God of Peace. Yes or no? 13. Give me 1 group of people which comprises the Aztec nobility. 14. Did the Aztecs reach the Golden Age under the reign of Montezuma II? Yes or no? 15. Name this place that was built on the Lake Texcoco by the Aztecs. ...
... 12. Huitzilopochtli was the Aztecs’s God of Peace. Yes or no? 13. Give me 1 group of people which comprises the Aztec nobility. 14. Did the Aztecs reach the Golden Age under the reign of Montezuma II? Yes or no? 15. Name this place that was built on the Lake Texcoco by the Aztecs. ...
Mexico City
... According to the Aztec legend, their great god Huitzilpochitl told his people to travel across the land until they came to a lake with a small island it. On the island, they were to see a cactus, and sitting on the cactus would be an eagle, holding a serpent in its talons. This would be the place th ...
... According to the Aztec legend, their great god Huitzilpochitl told his people to travel across the land until they came to a lake with a small island it. On the island, they were to see a cactus, and sitting on the cactus would be an eagle, holding a serpent in its talons. This would be the place th ...
Culture Shock
... ton of other deities that already had a long history in other parts of Central America. Many of these deities have Olmec origins, like Quetzalcoatl. Huehueteotl, the Old God of Fire, actually has origins older than the Olmec. Tlaloc can be traced back to at least Teotihuacan, as can Xipe Totec. ...
... ton of other deities that already had a long history in other parts of Central America. Many of these deities have Olmec origins, like Quetzalcoatl. Huehueteotl, the Old God of Fire, actually has origins older than the Olmec. Tlaloc can be traced back to at least Teotihuacan, as can Xipe Totec. ...
Mexico City
... According to the Aztec legend, their great god Huitzilpochitl told his people to travel across the land until they came to a lake with a small island it. On the island, they were to see a cactus, and sitting on the cactus would be an eagle, holding a serpent in its talons. This would be the place th ...
... According to the Aztec legend, their great god Huitzilpochitl told his people to travel across the land until they came to a lake with a small island it. On the island, they were to see a cactus, and sitting on the cactus would be an eagle, holding a serpent in its talons. This would be the place th ...
Tenochtitlan
... causeways leading north, south, and west of the city. The city was interlaced with a series of canals, so that all sections of the city could be visited either on foot or by canoe. Farming in the canals and land = plenty of food for all citizens- 20 million at height! ...
... causeways leading north, south, and west of the city. The city was interlaced with a series of canals, so that all sections of the city could be visited either on foot or by canoe. Farming in the canals and land = plenty of food for all citizens- 20 million at height! ...
Maya Central America, Yucatan Maya known for architecture Maya
... Spanish in 1521-Hernan Cortes ...
... Spanish in 1521-Hernan Cortes ...
The Mayan, Aztec, and Incan Civilizations
... • The Maya had a polytheistic religion with gods of corn, death, rain and war. • They built huge pyramids. • Worship included blood letting, and sometimes human sacrifice. • Developed 260 day religious and 365 day solar calendar ...
... • The Maya had a polytheistic religion with gods of corn, death, rain and war. • They built huge pyramids. • Worship included blood letting, and sometimes human sacrifice. • Developed 260 day religious and 365 day solar calendar ...
Ancient Civilizations of the Americas Study Guide
... 3. The Maya had a system of numbers, a system of writing, and a calendar, but not scientific tools. 4. The largest and most important buildings in Mayan cities were the pyramids. 5. The Aztecs built their civilization in Mexico. 6. Before the Aztecs built their civilization, they could be described ...
... 3. The Maya had a system of numbers, a system of writing, and a calendar, but not scientific tools. 4. The largest and most important buildings in Mayan cities were the pyramids. 5. The Aztecs built their civilization in Mexico. 6. Before the Aztecs built their civilization, they could be described ...
Key Terms and People Section Summary
... This system was the basis of the Aztec economy. The Aztecs also controlled a huge trade network. Most towns in the empire had a market. Nowhere was the Aztec Empire’s power and wealth more visible than in its capital, Tenochtitlán (tay-NAWCH-teet-LAHN). The city’s island location made travel and tra ...
... This system was the basis of the Aztec economy. The Aztecs also controlled a huge trade network. Most towns in the empire had a market. Nowhere was the Aztec Empire’s power and wealth more visible than in its capital, Tenochtitlán (tay-NAWCH-teet-LAHN). The city’s island location made travel and tra ...
Mesoamerica Test
... C. If the Aztecs caught an enslaved person escaping in the marketplace that was not their own. D. If an Aztec chose to marry an enslaved person. 12. How could a teenager who was sold into permanent slavery by his/her parents be freed? A. They were freed by the owner or escaped B. They were adopted i ...
... C. If the Aztecs caught an enslaved person escaping in the marketplace that was not their own. D. If an Aztec chose to marry an enslaved person. 12. How could a teenager who was sold into permanent slavery by his/her parents be freed? A. They were freed by the owner or escaped B. They were adopted i ...
HERE
... “They have a most horrid and abominable custom which truly ought to be punished and which until now we have seen in no other part, and this is that, whenever they wish to ask something of the idols, in order that their plea may find more acceptance, they take many girls and boys and even adults, an ...
... “They have a most horrid and abominable custom which truly ought to be punished and which until now we have seen in no other part, and this is that, whenever they wish to ask something of the idols, in order that their plea may find more acceptance, they take many girls and boys and even adults, an ...
timetable the toltecs the warlike aztecs appeasing the gods the fall of
... of central Mexico. They claimed descent from the Toltecs, whom they believed must have been extremely strong and wise superhumans to have built such enormous stone monuments. They took over many aspects of Toltec culture, including the worship of many gods such as Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent ...
... of central Mexico. They claimed descent from the Toltecs, whom they believed must have been extremely strong and wise superhumans to have built such enormous stone monuments. They took over many aspects of Toltec culture, including the worship of many gods such as Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent ...
3/11 Aim: How were the Mayans and Aztecs Similar
... then raised fields that caught and held rainwater were built. They also built channels that could be opened to drain off excess water. Most Mayans were farmers. They grew corn, beans, and squash – the basic food crops of Middle America and are sometimes refered to as “the three sisters”. Men usually ...
... then raised fields that caught and held rainwater were built. They also built channels that could be opened to drain off excess water. Most Mayans were farmers. They grew corn, beans, and squash – the basic food crops of Middle America and are sometimes refered to as “the three sisters”. Men usually ...
Inca Maya Aztec 2010-11 - Lake Chelan School District
... The Aztecs were founded by the Mexica, early hunters and warriors who came from the north into central Mexico ...
... The Aztecs were founded by the Mexica, early hunters and warriors who came from the north into central Mexico ...
Aztecs Settle in Central Mexico
... • Three main classes: - nobles (landowners, priests) most powerful; ran government, army - artisans, merchants made up intermediate class - commoners (farmers, craftspeople, soldiers, serfs) majority • Emperor at top of noble class; lived luxuriously, supported by army • Slaves at bottom of commoner ...
... • Three main classes: - nobles (landowners, priests) most powerful; ran government, army - artisans, merchants made up intermediate class - commoners (farmers, craftspeople, soldiers, serfs) majority • Emperor at top of noble class; lived luxuriously, supported by army • Slaves at bottom of commoner ...
Aztec Religion Documents – DO NOT WRITE Document 1 Religion
... In Tenochtitlán, up to several thousand people may have gone to sacrificial deaths each year. Four priests pinned the victim to the stone in front of Huitzilopochtli’s temple, while another cut out his heart. Some victims may have died willingly in the belief that they would accompany the sun god in ...
... In Tenochtitlán, up to several thousand people may have gone to sacrificial deaths each year. Four priests pinned the victim to the stone in front of Huitzilopochtli’s temple, while another cut out his heart. Some victims may have died willingly in the belief that they would accompany the sun god in ...
Aztec cuisine
Aztec cuisine was the cuisine of the Aztec Empire and the Nahua peoples of the Valley of Mexico prior to European contact in 1519.