Honduras‚ by the Olmecs. Chocolate was initially made into a type of beverage called xocolatl by the mesoamerican people‚ a nahuatl word meaning "bitter water" due to the cacao tree’s bitter taste when unfermented. Chocolate first spread beyond mesoamerica when Montezuma of Tenonchtitlan introduced Henan Cortez‚ a Spanish Conquistador‚ to it in the 16th century. Henan Cortez then brought it back to the Spanish court in 1528 along with the equipment used for brewing it. Chocolate didn’t become popular
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Jarrett Barber Mr. Slaughter 11/16/12 Tenochtitlan Tenochtitlan was the main city and capital of the Aztec empire. The city was founded in 1325 when the Aztec emperor told some of his tribes to look for a spot for their new capital city. He told them that the spot for the city would be found when they saw an eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus. This symbol is now on the Mexican coat of arms and on the Mexican flag (King). The tribes wondered around in what is now present day Mexico City
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The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant native societies of Mesoamerica. It is known for its agriculture‚ pottery‚ hieroglyph writing‚ calendar-making and mathematics‚ and left behind a surprising amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork. Geographically‚ the Mayan civilization covered what are now Belize‚ Guatemala‚ Honduras‚ El Salvador‚ and part of Mexico. The center of the Mayan empire which was located in Guatemala reached its peak of power and influence in the sixth
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Metropolitan Museum of art in 1967. As a part of her recent donation‚ she granted The Mask in which is now perched there. This work of art is a rustically‚ handcrafted stone mask sculpture made of hard‚ semiprecious jadeite from the Olmec people in Mesoamerica‚ Southern Mexico and in which was forged between the 10th and the 6th century B.C. Mask illustrates a rigidly aligned nose setting off the object’s wide-set eyes‚ though now missing their
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were taken to the tops of the Aztec pyramids and laid upon a flat stone. There‚ their chests were cut open and their hearts were ripped out. The bodies were then thrown down the steps of the pyramid.While human sacrifice was practiced throughout Mesoamerica‚ the Aztecs‚ if their own accounts are to be believed‚ brought this practice to an unprecedented level. For example‚ for the reconsecration of Great Pyramid of Tetnochtitlan in 1487‚ the Aztecs reported that they sacrificed 84‚400 prisoners over
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Aztec and Mayan lived in the same time period but the Mayan had actually been around longer than the Aztecs. The start of the Mayan empire began before the Aztec as well but‚ once the Aztec empire began they were the dominant empire in Mesoamerica. Location the Aztec were located in central Mexico were Mexico City now lies and the Mayan were located in the Yucatan Peninsula. Another difference between the Aztec and the Mayan is they spoke different languages. The Aztecs spoke
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unstoppable force as they formed alliances with two of the most powerful city-states‚Texcoco‚ and Tlacopan. “ Religion and war dominated Aztec society.” With this deadly combination the Aztec quickly became one of the most powerful civilizations in Mesoamerica. Agriculture & Architecture The Aztecs when settling down in central Mexico‚and had to drain the swampy land in order to create an adequate place to farm. They created floating gardens
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History of Mayan Culture The mysterious culture of ancient Maya once covered a vast geographic area in Central and South America. Their civilization extended to parts of what are now Mexico‚ Honduras‚ and El Salvador‚ and most of Guatemala and Belize. The Mayans first settled in 1500BC. The Mayans environment consisted of tropical rainforests‚ which was also one of their main sources of resources‚ they turned the jungles into great cities. The rainforest would provide them with food‚ clothing‚
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Pre-conquest Americas Pre-conquest Americas was a intricate period before the Europeans arrived and colonized it. Before the conquest of the Americas it’s safe to say everything during this period was based on religion; a strong respect and obedience to their gods‚ an imperative social structure‚ and a hefty tributary system. It relied and thrived on these main systems. Without their gods they had no meaning‚ without their social structure they were humans divided amongst themselves‚ without
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MesoAmerica had great civilizations that had marvelous accomplishments before the arrival of the Europeans. The greatest of these civilizations are the Maya‚ the Aztec‚ and the Inca. The Maya‚ known for their writing glyphs‚ and their trade network‚ made them great. Also the Aztec and Inca accomplishments consist of roads‚ trade systems‚ Quipus‚ and much more. The Maya were located in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico‚ and they were also located in parts of Guatemala and Belize. The Inca were located
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