Engineering an Empire: The Aztecs
... 13. Chinampas, floating gardens, greatly increased the farmland to grow food for the rising population. ...
... 13. Chinampas, floating gardens, greatly increased the farmland to grow food for the rising population. ...
Cultures of Middle America
... • War was a part of life in the Aztec Empire, as new territory was conquered. • Most of the young men over the age of 15 served as soldiers for a period of time. They were well trained and well equipped. • Priests and government officials did not serve in the military. • Aztec women were not allowe ...
... • War was a part of life in the Aztec Empire, as new territory was conquered. • Most of the young men over the age of 15 served as soldiers for a period of time. They were well trained and well equipped. • Priests and government officials did not serve in the military. • Aztec women were not allowe ...
Early Civilizations in Mesoamerica
... Smaller cities ringed the lake Streets and avenues connected the city center with residential areas Canals intersected the roadways allowing canoes into the center of the city ...
... Smaller cities ringed the lake Streets and avenues connected the city center with residential areas Canals intersected the roadways allowing canoes into the center of the city ...
PPT - Aztec, Inca, Maya
... Capital at Cuzco, which had as many as three hundred thousand people in the ...
... Capital at Cuzco, which had as many as three hundred thousand people in the ...
Aztec Deities
... “Aztec mythology, Xipe Totec ("our lord the flayed one") was a life-deathrebirth deity, god of agriculture, the west, disease, spring, goldsmiths and the seasons. He flayed himself to give food to humanity, symbolic of the maize seed losing the outer layer of the seed before germination and of snake ...
... “Aztec mythology, Xipe Totec ("our lord the flayed one") was a life-deathrebirth deity, god of agriculture, the west, disease, spring, goldsmiths and the seasons. He flayed himself to give food to humanity, symbolic of the maize seed losing the outer layer of the seed before germination and of snake ...
Compare and Contrast Chart
... o These achievements have lasted to today and are still used or visible in some areas of the former empires o Testimonies to the advanced and complex societies created by these groups of people Inca road network through the Andes Mtns- steep ravines, extreme heights, handmade bridges Inca road netwo ...
... o These achievements have lasted to today and are still used or visible in some areas of the former empires o Testimonies to the advanced and complex societies created by these groups of people Inca road network through the Andes Mtns- steep ravines, extreme heights, handmade bridges Inca road netwo ...
Aztec Religion - Issaquah Connect
... the first creator, Tezcatlipoca, turned into a jaguar and destroyed the world. Under similar circumstances, the world was created and then destroyed with wind, and then two floods. Each time a creator-god would take a turn being the sun. Finally the gods had a council, and decided one of them would ...
... the first creator, Tezcatlipoca, turned into a jaguar and destroyed the world. Under similar circumstances, the world was created and then destroyed with wind, and then two floods. Each time a creator-god would take a turn being the sun. Finally the gods had a council, and decided one of them would ...
Classical & Post classical American
... into an independent power, then empire • Capital city - Tenochtitlan – • Ruler chosen by nobility • War – religious significance (of course) – legitimized the ruler • War also increased holdings of nobles • War to get captives for human sacrifice ...
... into an independent power, then empire • Capital city - Tenochtitlan – • Ruler chosen by nobility • War – religious significance (of course) – legitimized the ruler • War also increased holdings of nobles • War to get captives for human sacrifice ...
Mayan Civilization
... game they played was called Pok-aTok. Teams of players would try to get a rubbery ball through a hoop, but you could not use your hands or ...
... game they played was called Pok-aTok. Teams of players would try to get a rubbery ball through a hoop, but you could not use your hands or ...
Name - mrsmertens
... What rations did Cortes take with him to the Mexican mainland while looking for gold? A: ...
... What rations did Cortes take with him to the Mexican mainland while looking for gold? A: ...
The Aztecs
... school children learned how to make ornaments with feathers, work stones, sculpt, and trained to become warriors. Girls were trained to become priestesses, and learnt how to knit and work with feathers to make religious objects. ...
... school children learned how to make ornaments with feathers, work stones, sculpt, and trained to become warriors. Girls were trained to become priestesses, and learnt how to knit and work with feathers to make religious objects. ...
Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, Incan PP File
... O Military, government officials ,and priests made up the noble class O Soldiers, merchants and farmers who owned land made up the Commoners O At the bottom it was the captured people who were enslaved ...
... O Military, government officials ,and priests made up the noble class O Soldiers, merchants and farmers who owned land made up the Commoners O At the bottom it was the captured people who were enslaved ...
Mayans, Aztecs, Incas
... triumph. • This became part of a legend about a prince whose return from exile would be preceded by a sign of an arrow through a sapling • Jaguar was seen as a god ...
... triumph. • This became part of a legend about a prince whose return from exile would be preceded by a sign of an arrow through a sapling • Jaguar was seen as a god ...
COL155 States and Empires in Mesoamerica Mexica Society
... and seizing land already cultivated by others. On several occasions their neighbors became tired of their disorderly behavior and forced them to move. For a century they migrated around central Mexico, fighting with other peoples and sometimes surviving only by eating fly eggs and ...
... and seizing land already cultivated by others. On several occasions their neighbors became tired of their disorderly behavior and forced them to move. For a century they migrated around central Mexico, fighting with other peoples and sometimes surviving only by eating fly eggs and ...
Chapter 13 Summary
... A.D. Its rulers traded constantly with the Maya, and its militaristic philosophies and religious beliefs permeated much of Mesoamerica. The gre huge pyramids and sacred precincts was an intensely sacred place, credited with being the birthplace of Aztec civilization. ...
... A.D. Its rulers traded constantly with the Maya, and its militaristic philosophies and religious beliefs permeated much of Mesoamerica. The gre huge pyramids and sacred precincts was an intensely sacred place, credited with being the birthplace of Aztec civilization. ...
Mesoamerica 2016 Power Point
... a. At its height their main city, Teotihuacan, had an estimated 120,000 to 200,000 inhabitants. b. The city was laid out on a complex grid. Excavations of ruins have revealed 600 pyramids, 2,500 apartment compounds, 500 workshop areas, and a huge marketplace. ...
... a. At its height their main city, Teotihuacan, had an estimated 120,000 to 200,000 inhabitants. b. The city was laid out on a complex grid. Excavations of ruins have revealed 600 pyramids, 2,500 apartment compounds, 500 workshop areas, and a huge marketplace. ...
The Aztecs –Cornell notes Vocabulary: Urban Society 2. Class
... 1. Urban Society 2. Class Structure 3. Empire 4. Alliance 5. Tribute 6. Sacrifice 7. Tenochtitlan 8. Montezuma II 9. Hernan Cortes Aztecs were nomadic hunters and gatherers that lived in the Northwest desert of Mexico. In the late 1200’s they began to move south. Eventually they arrived at the ...
... 1. Urban Society 2. Class Structure 3. Empire 4. Alliance 5. Tribute 6. Sacrifice 7. Tenochtitlan 8. Montezuma II 9. Hernan Cortes Aztecs were nomadic hunters and gatherers that lived in the Northwest desert of Mexico. In the late 1200’s they began to move south. Eventually they arrived at the ...
Aztec Life and Society 15.2
... sacrifices. They also brought great wealth to the empire. • The warriors were very well respected by the Aztecs. ...
... sacrifices. They also brought great wealth to the empire. • The warriors were very well respected by the Aztecs. ...
Aztec - World History
... When an Aztec king dies council of nobles chooses next king from king’s family. 3 councils advise the king: Supreme Council (chooses him), War Council and Council of Four (runs daily operations). ...
... When an Aztec king dies council of nobles chooses next king from king’s family. 3 councils advise the king: Supreme Council (chooses him), War Council and Council of Four (runs daily operations). ...
Aztec Human Sacrifice
... The purpose of my UROP project is to explore the Aztec’s use of human sacrifice from 1428 to 1521 when the sacrificial cult increased dramatically in size and scope in Mesoamerica. In fact, the massive scale of human offerings during the Aztec’s 93 years of dominance is unique in the history of man, ...
... The purpose of my UROP project is to explore the Aztec’s use of human sacrifice from 1428 to 1521 when the sacrificial cult increased dramatically in size and scope in Mesoamerica. In fact, the massive scale of human offerings during the Aztec’s 93 years of dominance is unique in the history of man, ...
Hernando Cortes and the Fall of the Aztec Empire
... Though people were born into a certain class it was possible to move up the ranks within a life time. ...
... Though people were born into a certain class it was possible to move up the ranks within a life time. ...
Aztec religion
The Aztec religion is the Mesoamerican religion of the Aztecs. Like other Mesoamerican religions, it had elements of human sacrifice in connection with a large number of religious festivals which were held according to patterns of the Aztec calendar. It had a large and ever increasing pantheon; the Aztecs would often adopt deities of other geographic regions or peoples into their own religious practice. Aztec cosmology divided the world into upper and nether worlds, each associated with a specific set of deities and astronomical objects. Important in Aztec religion were the sun, moon and the planet Venus—all of which held different symbolic and religious meanings and were connected to deities and geographical places.Large parts of the Aztec pantheon were inherited from previous Mesoamerican civilizations and others, such as Tlaloc, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca, were venerated by different names in most cultures throughout the history of Mesoamerica. For the Aztecs especially important deities were Tlaloc the god of rain, Huitzilopochtli the patron god of the Mexica tribe, Quetzalcoatl the culture hero and god of civilization and order, and Tezcatlipoca the god of destiny and fortune, connected with war and sorcery. Each of these gods had their own temples within the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan—Tlaloc and Huitzilopochtli were both worshipped at the Templo Mayor, and a third monument in the plaza before the Templo Mayor is thought to have been a shrine devoted to the wind god Ehecatl, known to be an aspect of Quetzalcoatl. A common Aztec religious practice was the recreation of the divine: Mythological events would be ritually recreated and living persons would impersonate specific deities and be revered as a god—and often ritually sacrificed.