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Mesoamerican and Andean Civilization: (Mayas, Aztecs, Incas) Time Period: Maya: 300-900 Aztec: 1200s-1521 Inca: pre 1400s-1535 Geographic Description: -Yucatan Peninsula -Rainforest -Valley of Mexico -Swampland -Andes Mountain -Modern day Peru to Chile -Terrace farming Political: -Capital: Tikel -Each village had their own ruling chief, priest and warriors due to rainforests -Ruled through city-states -Capital: Tenochtitlan -Single emperor was chosen by council of nobles and priest (officials) -Warriors gained land and tribute for conquered towns -Capital: Cuzco -Absolute rule under emperor ?Inca was title and had divine status and believed to be son of Sun god -Gov?t controlled the people Economic: -Majority farmers

New Worlds: The Americas and Oceania

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 7 August 2015 Chapter 24 Outline Americas/Oceania Woman Dona Marina, born 1500 to noble fam. In central Mexico, spoke Nahuatl,lang. of Aztec; fam. Sent her to Mexican coast as slave, new fam. Passed her to Yucatan peninsula Became fluent in Maya; Hernan Cortes arrived on Mexican coast in 1519, had Spanish soldier who learned Maya during captivity in Yucatan; couldn?t comm. With Aztec

Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania

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Tenoch

mexico

Huitzilopochtli

Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 3 August 2015 Chapter 21 Outline Americas/Oceania 11/1519, Spaniards entered Tenochtitlan, capital of Aztec empire Spanish camefor gold; after conquest of Aztec, Bernal Diaz del Castillo, soldier in Spanish army, described Tenochtitlan at hi. Pt. City sat in Lake Texcoco, connected to land by 3 causeways, had canals to travel in Imperial palace had armory with swords, lances, knives, bows, arrows, slings, armor, shields, attracted Diaz; aviary included eagles, hawks, parrots, jaguars, mt. lions, wolves, foxes, rattlesnakes in zoo Sig. were markets/temples of capital Markets astonished him because of size, goods, order

Traditions and Encounters Chapter 25 Test Bank

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Encomienda

CHAPTER 25 TEST QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Do?a Marina was a. the first viceroy of the Spanish colonies in the Americas. b. the leading Spanish banker who funded exploration. c. the Portuguese explorer who first sighted Australia. d. a Mexican woman who aided Cort?s in his conquest of the Aztecs. * e. the nautical term for the dominant westerly wind that made voyages to the Americas faster. (p. 665) 2. When the Spanish invaded the Aztec empire, a. the subject tribes of the empire remained faithful to the Aztecs. b. the subject tribes fled south for Inca protection. c. they were emboldened by their previous easy conquest of the Inca. d. they were interested in gaining control of tobacco as a profitable cash crop.

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Founding the New Nation Christopher Columbus wasn?t planning on finding America. Many of the orginal colonists were fleeing from religious persecution but continued to refer to themselves as Europeans. The 13 colonies were all very different from each other. (EX, Puritans lived in small family owned farms and were mostly democratic. Anglicans built huge plantations with slaves, and were pretentious towards the farmers) Colonists profited greatly from trade with Britain, which ended when the they were forced into the French & Indian War The Shaping of North America North America formed 10 million years ago, by breaking apart from the single landmass called Pangea Peopling the Americas

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Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas, 600 ? 1500 Classical-Era Culture and Society in Mesoamerica, 600 ? 900 Mesoamericans were unified by similarities in material culture, religious beliefs and practices; they developed new forms of political organization, advances in astronomy, mathematics, improved agricultural productivity; cities were platforms/ pyramids fro religious functions; populations divided into classes, dominated by hereditary political/ religious elites, rural peasantry Teotihuac?n

Chapter 11 Voc.

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Chapter 11 The Americas on the Eve of Invasion I. Introduction A. By 1500, Americas densely populated by Indians ? misnomer ? Columbus/Indies 1. Term has meaning only when used to apply to non-Indians B. Mesoamerica and Andean heartland 1. Imperial states in place when Europe arrives 2. Few areas influenced by two main centers 3. Areas that developed independently II. Postclassic Mesoamerica A. Introduction 1. Toltecs/Aztecs replace Mayas of 8th century CE a. By 15th century Aztecs created extensive empire ? war, religion, agrarian 2. Downfall of Mayans ? Teotihuacan a. Nomads from North come down b. Toltec Culture ? 968 established capital Tula 1. Sedentary/agrarian peoples with militaristic ethic 2. Cult of sacrifice/war

cortes

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Cortes Project Notes What is my name? Hern?n Cort?s Of Spain Conqueror and explorer What did I do Was born into a poor family then raised myself up to go to law school then dropped out to explore the new world Was sent to Mexico to explore Gold Glory and God Lead army of about 350 soldiers Explored Guatemala and Honduras Marched to Tenochtitlan, capital of Aztec Empire Made an alliance with the Tlaxcala?s to defeat the Aztecs The leader of the Aztecs, Montezuma, thought that Cortes and his men looked like gods because they looked different so he welcomed them At the right time he captured Montezuma and defeated the Aztecs The King of Spain wanted us Spanish Settlers to marry into Native Families, and I am the father of 2 of Montezuma daughters

AP world the earth and its people Ch. 11

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AP W SS Ch.11 Teotihuacan/ a powerful city-state in central Mexico 100BC-750CE; its population was about 150,000 at its peak in 600; city's role as a religious center and commercial power provided both divine approval of and a material basis for the elite's increased wealth and status Chinampas/ raised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields; played a crucial role in sustain Teotihuacan population unlike the other classic-period civilizations, the people of Teotihuacan did not concentrate power into the hands of a single ruler

Exploration

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