How Does Teotihuacan Culture Affect How Many Spice Chart

Teotihuacan:
Political:
 Power not concentrated in the hands of a single ruler.
 The rapid growth in urban population initially resulted from a series of volcanic eruptions that disrupted agriculture.
 The elite used the cities growing labor resources to bring marginal lands into production.
 Members of the elite controlled the state bureaucracy, tax collection, and commerce.
Economy:
 More than 2 % of the urban population was engaged in making obsidian tools
 More than 2/3 of the city’s residence retained their dependency on agriculture
 Chinampas
Religion:
 Religious architecture rose above a city center aligned with nearby sacred mountains and reflecting the movement of the stars.
 The city’s role as a religious center
 They didn’t establish a formal empire or create unified political structures
 Theocratic
 Wealth , power, political power were in the hands of priest and military leaders
 Political leaders were chosen based on ability to do rituals
Economy:
 Produced cocoa
 Cultivated maize, quinoa, beans, manioc, sweet potatoes.
 Subsistence farming
 Women made weaving
 Pottery
 Gold jewelry , metal work
Religious:
 Natural forces
 Rituals
Social:
 Meat was important in their diets
 Women had a special role in making textiles
 The need to organize large numbers of laborers to construct and maintain the irrigation system helped promote class division
 Elite wore tall headdresses
 Gold and gold alloy jewelry marked their social position
 Large gold plugs decorated their ears
 Men & women in agriculture
Interactions:
 None
Art:
 Pottery
 Irrigation system
 Gold
 Jewelry
 Textiles
Near:
 North coastal region of Peru
Inca:
Political:
 Empire
 Large professional military
 Decentralized
 Warfare extended their