Aztec empire
What three ways did the Aztec leaders rule
Military, trade, tribute
Where was terrace farming located?
Mountains
1500-500 BCE, developed first civilization in mesoamerica
Olmecs
Most early civilizations had this belief about religion
Polytheistic
Mayas type of government
Decentralized-made up of multiple city states
T/F: did the Aztec empire allow slavery?
False
Where were settlements and farms built?
Plateaus
500bce-1000ce, civilization focused on religion
Zapotecs
This group created art with stone sculptures of human heads and a system of writing and a calendar
Olmecs
Maya social structure
1) ruling class-could communicate with gods
2) nobility
3) commoners
4) slaves
T/F: could women hold leadership roles in Aztec society?
True-they could be priests or doctors but Aztec society was pretty male dominated
What area was used for hunting, fishing and travel.
Rivers
100-500ce, largest and most powerful city established called what?
Teotihuacan
This group were farmers and traders, and focused on religion.
Zapotecs
5 cultural achievements of Mayas
Agriculture
Mathematics-able to calculate exact length of year 365
Architecture- pyramids
Calendar
Writing-hieroglyphics
How did Aztec Empire fall?
Spanish leader Cortes captured Montezuma and killed him, conquered Aztecs
What area was used for hunting and growing crops on mounds of earth built in swampy area.
Rain forests
250-900ce, this group developed an accurate calendar and advanced mathematics, also believed in human sacrifices
Mayas
This group left behind enormous pyramids and a famous street known as the “Avenue of the Dead “
People of Teotihuacan
4 Key accomplishments of Olmec civilization
Developed pictorial system of writing
Giant sculptures of human heads
Small scale sculptures of supernatural beings
Predicted astronomical events
What was a tribute in the Aztec empire?
A tax people in conquered territories were forced to pay
1300-1521 ce, this group built the most powerful empire in Mesoamerica
Aztecs
900-1168ce, this group built a military society
Toltecs
The Aztec empire was centered around Tenochtitlan with 5-13 million people in terrified. How were the territories of the Aztecs gained?
Through military conquest
Give order of development of Olmec civilization
1) domesticated plants and grow for food
2) built permanent settlements center on farming
3) specialized in different types of jobs
4) expanded settlements into cities