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What coincidence happened in 1519 in Mesoamerica?

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The year that Quitzlapoatl was supposed to return, the Aztecs settled FIX

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Importance of corn in Meso America

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Really important
Had a corn God
Made their heads the shape of corn

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The most respected and honored animal in Mesoamerica was?

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The jaguar

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What material was used for the colossal head sculptures in Mesoamerica?

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Basalt

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What civilization developed the only religion written in Mesoamerica?

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Maya

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Regarding religion, Mesoamericans believed that your soul is in your…?

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Blood

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The founding of what city is depicted in on the Mexican flag?

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Tenochtitlan

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Mesoamericans believed that caves were openings to what?

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The underworld

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What frozen body of water did humans cross to get to the Western Hemisphere?

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Bering Strait

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What coincidence happened in 1519 in Mesoamerica?

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The year that Quitzlapoatl was supposed to return, the Aztecs settled FIX

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The staple crop in Mesoamerica was?

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Corn

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The most respected and honored animal in Mesoamerica was?

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The jaguar

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What material was used for the colossal head sculptures in Mesoamerica?

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Basalt

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What civilization developed the only religion written in Mesoamerica?

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Maya

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Regarding religion, Mesoamericans believed that your soul is in your…?

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Blood

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The founding of what city is depicted in on the Mexican flag?

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Tenochtitlan

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Mesoamericans believed that caves were openings to what?

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The underworld

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What frozen body of water did humans cross to get to the Western Hemisphere?

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Bering Strait

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What “revolution” occurred during Meso America

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The Neolithic Revolution

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Staple crops Meso America

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Corn (maiz), tomatoes, peppers, squash

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Geography of Meso America (what was in north and south, rivers?, agriculture)

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Not very great
Rainforest in south
Savanna/highlands in north- good soil
Not major rivers
Agriculture is challenging
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Resources of Meso America

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Wood and stone

Good

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Isolation of Meso America

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Isolated

Not much interaction

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Where the Olmecs are from

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Gulf of Mexico

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Pros of Olmecs setting
Fertile, great trade, rubber, tar, glue
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Architecture of Meso America
Stone, buildings have sank so not much left
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Olmecs writing system
An enigma, isn't deciphered
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Religion Olmecs
Polytheistic Hierarchy Corn God and jaguar God
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How to get to underworld in Olmec Religion
Through caves
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Important stones in Meso America
Jade and obsidian
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Big heads Olmecs Meso America
Big basalt heads | Weird because no basalt where Olmecs inhabited
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Mother culture of Meso America
Olmecs
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Pyramids in Olmecs
Flat top
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Placement of Mayans
South East of Olmecs
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Writing System of Mayans
Advanced, translated, great record keepers
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Burning of Mayan texts by Spanish
Said Mayan texts were "words of the devil"
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Political organization of Mayans
Like Greece, city states, mostly kings
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Social System of Mayans
Upper: Priests, Scribes, Nobles Lots of farmers (in lower) Slaves used for sacrifice
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Mobility of Mayans
Pretty rigid
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Women Mayans
Limited education, not priests, not so great
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Water Mayans
Challenge because less rivers near them | Water reservoir
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Terrace Farming Mayans
Carve farms into mountains
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Mayan Religion
Polytheistic Fear of the underworld Human sacrifice/blood
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Xibalba
Underworld of Mayans
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Accomplishments of Mayans
Astronomy, math, architecture
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Aztecs other name
Mexicas
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Origins of Aztecs
Nomadic | Desert in Nevada area
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Reason Aztecs came to Mexico
Desert in Nevada and were shunned
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Aztecs settled where in Mexico
Valley of Mexico
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Lake Texcoco Aztecs
Swampy area, inferior at beginning but did amazing things with it
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Tenochtitlan
Capital of Aztecs | Main god sent an eagle with a snake in its mouth on a cactus there so Aztecs moved there
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Water Aztecs
Aqueducts
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Aztecs floating gardens
Chinampas
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Aztecs religion
Polytheistic Lots of human sacrifice Huitzilopochi
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Aztecs war quote
"Obsessed with war"
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Quetzalcoatl
Was banished and and supposed to come in 1519
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Significance of 1519 with Aztecs
Year Spanish came to Mexico and Quetzalcoatl was supposed to come back
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Aztecs Political System
Monarchy
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Aztecs advisors to Kings
"Chief of men"
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Successor Aztecs
Smal council would choose one
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Aztecs Social System
Lots of soldiers and slaves
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Aztecs indentured workers
Work for some time and then free
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Aztecs women
Really great, could become priests
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Spanish coming to Mexico during Aztecs
1519 | Fought and Spanish won because spread smallpox to Aztecs and Aztecs were tricked by 1519 thing
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What was unusual about where the Aztecs built their capital
It is at the western point of Lake Texcoco, where it is very marshy
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A significant similarity between Mayans and Aztecs
A religion that is very important in their day to day lives
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"The Maya were obsessed with ________"
War
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An important aspect of of Mayan religion that we had not seen before Meso America unit
Sacrifice
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What happened to the Mayans around the year 800
Began to decline, and people began to abandon the civilization
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Three groups in the Maya upper class
Priests, nobles, scribes
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A precious stone in Meso America
Jade
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Which Maya age was a "golden age"
Classical

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