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Mayans
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Time Period
• 250 -1500 AD
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Location
• Modern day MEXICO
• Yucatan Peninsula
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Government
• Priests were sometimes rulers
• Aristocratic Nobility (Wealthy people ruled)
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Economy
• Drained marshes to create more farmland
• Terrace farming (steps on hills)
• Traded honey, salt and cacao
• Cities were market places
• Obviously had a SURPLUS OF FOOD to support the population which led to……specialized JOBS
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Language
• Hieroglyphs (symbols instead of letters)
• Carved on columns of temples & tombs
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`Religion
• Priests were the MOST important people.
• Polytheistic
• 365-day calendar based on stars
• Pyramid temples
• Gods controlled nature and weather
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Technology
• Advanced Math: use of number zero
• Master builders of cities
• Pyramids
• 2 calendars
• Weavers
• Terrace farming
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Decline
• @ 900…Mayans began deserting their cities
• By 1500, Spaniards had conquered what was left
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Aztecs
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Time Period
• 1300-1520
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Location
• Mexico
• Tenochtitlan “Place of the Prickly Pear”
• North and West of the Mayan Empire
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Government
• Tenochtitlan…capital city
• 100,000 citizens
• Warriors
• Trade and Conquest
• Tribute (tax) was paid by conquered peoples
• Rigid class system that included slaves
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Economy
• Well-stocked outdoor markets
• Chinampas…floating gardens (how humans interact w/environment)
• Corn, Squash, Beans, tomatoes, sweet potato
• Parks, zoos, schools, barbershops
• Traded far distances
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Language
• Record-keeping in books filled with bark pages
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Religion
• Polytheistic
• Sun God was most important
• Priests kept a history of the Aztecs
• Priests were teachers
• HUMAN SACRIFICES to the gods
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Technology
• Causeways: raised highways over water
• Aqueducts
• Stone pyramids
• Jewelry
• Chinampas
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Decline
• Conquered by Hernan Cortes, a Spanish conquistador in 1520.
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Inca
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Time Period
• 1200-1500
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Location
• Andes Mts.
• Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina
• Largest Empire in MesoAmerica
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Government
• Totalitarian: Ruler has TOTAL control
• Well-organized
• Powerful army of warriors
• Inca is the name given to the ruler
• Ruler controlled ALL goods and services
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Economy
• Terrace Farming
• Food surplus allowed for specialized jobs
• Grew: corn, potatoes, cotton, squash, beans, cocao
• Llama and alpaca meat was eaten and used for labor
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Language
• Newly conquered people had to learn the language
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Religion
• Polytheistic
• Inti---Sun God was most highly revered and worshipped. Why?
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Technology
• Irrigation• Canals• Extensive roads• Many bridges• Terrace farming• Stone steps on mountain sides• Stone houses with grass roofs• Drainage systems• Postal service
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Decline
• Unrest throughout the empire after the 9th ruler (Inca) died…..left them weak and open for attack
• Conquered by Spain in early 1500’s
• Fransisco Pizarro conquers them.