GLOBAL HONORS: MesoAmerica/Age of Exploration/Encounter Flashcards
where did the inca empire locate
Andes Mountains
Gods control the forces of nature , rituals , preformed to avoid disaster
Polytheistic
farming system of the maya, corn maze , bean , squash
Subsistence farming
floating farm islands
Chinampas (Aztec)
the inca form of record keeping - multi colored knotted string
Quipu (Inca) -
messages traveled over 200 miles
Chasquis (Inca) -
where were the mayas located
yucatan peninsula
socail structure of the mayas
kings priests nobles
merchants artisans
peasants laborers
slaves
who had the most sophistacated writing system
maya empire
what empire had # system and a calander
maya empire
where was the aztec empire located
central plateau of mexico
technochtitlan
describ aztec goverment
law code was extremely harsh
social structure of the aztec
gods, emporers, beams
warriors , nobles
merchants artisans
which empire had the chinampas- ( floating farm islands)
aztec
describe the inca empires goverment
totalitarian government taxes paid in labor and goods citizens work for state
describe the inca empires goverment
totalitarian government taxes paid in labor and goods citizens work for state
social structure of the inca empire
-emporer
-priests
merchants and artisans
- peasants and slaves
inca empires achievements:
terrace farming
the inca proformed
religious sacrifices
Why were the Europeans (Portuguese/Spanish) able to conquer the MesoAmericans so easily?
- the brought germs with them that made them sick
- guns
What specific examples are there to illustrate how advanced the MesoAmericans were, prior to European contact and cultural diffusion?
there were skilled in astronomy, mathematics
calendar systems, pyramids and temples
how did the mayan civilizaition fall?
overpopulation, environmental degradation, warfare, shifting trade routes and extended drought.
how did the aztec empire fall?
Invaders led by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés overthrew the Aztec Empire by force and captured Tenochtitlan in 1521,
how did the inca empire fall ?
defeated due to inferior weapons, ‘open battle’ tactics, disease
