Chapter 1 1. Mayans Same Aztecs Yucatan Peninsula | Irrigation | Central Mexico | Tikal | Temples | Tenochitlan | Approx. 300AD-800AD | Hieroglyphics writing style | Approx. 1325AD | 20,000 | Hierarchy | 200,000 people | Mainly farmers | The use of religious rituals | Human sacrifice | Large religious centers | Declined due to drought around 800 BCE | Used Trade routes |
2. Tribe | Political Structure | Economy | Location | What makes themUnique? | Hopewell | Social Stratification reinforced | Trade Importing Obsidian from Yellowstone region Copper from the Great Lakes Pottery and marine shells from Gulf of Mexico1032 | Present-day Ohio | Large burial mounds Buried dead with striking ornaments fashioned by their craftsmen | Hohoham | Complex political structure | Agricultural | Highland region near present-day Arizona and New Mexico | Used irrigation to grow two crops a year. Had elaborate multi-room stone structures. | Mississippian | Privileged class of nobles and priests | Based almost entirely on the production of corn | North of the Rio Grande | Planted new strains of maize and beans protein-rich diet and creating an agricultural surplus | Eastern Woodland | | Agricultural | Atlantic Ocean to Mississippi River | Women farmed |
3. Both the New and Old World’s systems of agriculture involved irrigation. 4. The inconsistency of conceptions and deaths in the year are due to a number of factors. Many Christians practiced abstinence during Lent, and females were only able to conceive according to their work patterns, considering they were unable to carry a child while working. Finally, the transfer of disease brought along peaks along with plunges in deaths. 5. The role of the church had a strong influence on the development of Europe – from patriarchy, to social hierarchy; the church often determined the running of the community. The church helped to unify