Lamira Herrera Anth 121 5/12/15 Question Set 10: Chapter 17-19 1. (p. 459-61) What was an Aztec calpulli (plural calpultin)? What role did the calpulli play in the larger Aztec state? -Calpulli or calputin are small family units that owned land together; means “Great House”. The calputin played a smaller role in the larger Aztecan state because they did not own the same land and food producing powers but were used for trade and collection. The Templo Mayor (p. 462) was the main pyramid in the ceremonial
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invasion the Mongols they wiped out most of the population of some entire towns that resisted the invasion. In other regions they confiscated the crops and livestock preventing people from surviving on their own. The Mongol conquest also allowed deadly diseases to travel from its home range in china to Europe along newly restored trade routes. Some positive effects of the invasion came from the “Pax Mangolica” which was a century of peace among the neighboring lands who were also under Mongol rule. The
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Document Based Question The Mongols were very successful during their time and their success happened really quickly because of their military‚ leaders‚ and the roles of the people. The Mongol army went into battle with a brutal well planned tactic with the intent of causing maximum damage‚ “I’ll trick them and make them come out in the open. I’ll pretend to retreat and when they come out I’ll attack them‚” this contributed greatly to the success of the Mongols (Doc: 1). Marco Polo’s biased description
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1. How did the Mongols build their empire? The Mongols rose to power adapting and improving on the existing Steppe political and military structure‚ couple with the incorporation of advanced and innovated conquered societies into the Mongol Hordes. Noticeable changes were‚ where tribal leaders once recruited and assembled groups of warriors through tribal affiliation and familial ties‚ Chinggis Khan assembled units into smaller cross-clan fighting units limited in size. Leadership authority granted
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Throughout the 13th century world‚ the Mongols constantly showed displays of continuous violence‚ drinking‚ brutality and unfair treatment. They were considered to be savages‚ and people who lived far beyond what we would know as a “civilized world.” They single handedly became one of‚ if not the most powerful empires to have existed‚ building their empire through violent and barbaric manors. The Mongols were very barbaric people‚ for they portrayed many inhumane and mannerless actions while their
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The Mongols‚ the Crusades‚ and the age of exploration the world majorly with new technology advances‚ affecting biology‚ and also affecting trade. The Mongols had new and inventive weapons that no one in the world had seen before. They had also affected the genepool. Mongols had the largest empire in history‚ and no empire shall be as big and as glorious as this empire was. The Crusades brought new technology to life when they decided to take ideas from the Moslems more advanced technology. The disease
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essential aspect of their existence. For the Aztecs‚ they considered the cosmos to be a horizontal territory‚ bordered by water and the Heavens. Noticeably‚ no Homo-sapiens were present‚ only the Gods were allowed entrance into the oceans. Religion was imperative in the Aztec lifestyle. They worshiped many Gods‚ each of whom ruled one or more aspects of nature. So they were Polytheism . For example‚ Huitzilopochtli‚ the Hummingbird God and the Toltec God’s. The Aztecs alleged that the authority of theirs
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The Mayas‚ Incas and Aztecs. They all had a very distinctive culture‚ that defined the way they lived‚ and influenced the way their followers still live today. For example‚ the Maya lifestyle was greatly based on religion‚ with big temples known today as architectural wonders. Along with their culture‚ each civilization also had a set of achievements‚ which in some cases are continued to be used today. The Inca people would weave colorful woolen cloths‚ which served as blankets for those who could
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Like all the Mexican peoples‚ the Aztecs worshiped a multitude of gods‚ each of whom demanded offerings and sacrifices. Above all‚ the Aztecs considered themselves the chosen people of HUITZILOPOCHTLI‚ the sun and war god‚ in whose name they were destined to conquer all rival nations. Huitzilopochtli shared the main temple at Tenochtitlan with Tlaloc‚ the rain god‚ important to the farmers in a land where drought was a constant threat. Another important god was QUETZALCOATL‚ the feathered serpent
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Compare/Contrast Rome Roman and Mongol Empire are renowned for their vast territory. However structural problems had been visible in them even at the height of their power‚ which later on led to a decline. Even though the two societies were ascendant in different historical periods‚ there were some similarities between the cause of their demise. Nonetheless‚ these are some factors that led to the decline of Rome; financial military exhaustion‚ failure of leadership‚ separate and independent
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