Mezo America Flashcards
River systems
- Amazon
- Mississippi
Desert environments
- Mojave
- Sonoran
- Chihuahuan
Some 30,000 years ago Paleothic hunters crossed
A land bridge to reach North America from Asia
Around 10,000B.C global warming killed of game animals
Forcing the nomadic hunter gathers to migrate eastward and southward across the Americas
Great mountain ranges
- Rockies
- Sierra Madre (Mexico)
- Andes (inca)
Aroun 39,00 years ago Paleolithic hunters crossed a
Land bridge to reach North America from Asia
About 10,000 B.C global warming killed of game ni also forcing the nomadic hunter-gatherers
To migrate eastward and southward across the Americas
Aztecs
Religion
Polytheistic with powerful priest class
Example: Quetzal Coatl
Aztecs
Priests
Recorded laws and historic events, they also ran schools (similar to Medieval)
Aztecs
Rule
Differed from Mayan city- state (Greece) organization the Aztecs had single ruler (Rome)
Aztecs had a good Idid social structure
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Aztecs participate pad in hips an sacrifice
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Aztecs
Medicine
Made advances in medicine (sitting broken bones and treatment of dental cavities)
Aztecs
Calendar
Created accurate calendar
Aztecs
Agriculture
Created chi amps or artificial islands
Olmecs 1500-400BC
Classic mesoamerica
The earliest American civilization
Olmec
Priest
Powerful priests
Olmecs
Architecture
Built ceremonial centers
Olmecs
Trade
Spread their influence through trade
Olmecs
Relion
Introduced tradition of priestly leadership and religious devotion
Maya 300BC-900AD
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Maya
Farming
Developed complex irrigation methods for farming
Maya
Architecture
Built towering pyramids temples in Takil
Maya
Trade
Traded extensively across Middle America
Maya
Writing
Developed hieroglyphic writing system
Maya
Calendar & numbers
Developed ¡accurate! Calandra and number system
Maya
Deserting
Abandoned cities around 900 A.D
Maya
Agricultural methods
Irrigation channels
Maya
Agricultural methods
Raised Field Farming
Maya
Architecture
- strongly influenced by religion
- polytheistic religion win powerful priest and elaborate ceremonies
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Inca
1400-1500
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Inca
Rule
Ruled by God- King with absolute power (Roman commonalities)
Inca
Government
Efficient centralized government with contact to far reaching villages- roads
Inca
Religion
Polytheistic practiced festivals with offerings to the gods
- also had powerful priest class
Inca
Medicine
Medical achievements
Surgeries and anti-septics
Inca
Architecture
Created extensive and efficient road system
Inca
Agriculture
Large scale agricultural efforts were focused on terrace farming (variety)
Inca
Mining
Mined gold and had skilled metal workers
Spanish liked
Inca
Writing and numbers
No wry system but used a quipu to keep number records