the Aztec Triple Alliance and hence the Mexica empire Huitzilopochtli: the Aztec god of war and of the sun. Calpulli: was the designation of an organizational unit below the level of the Altepetl "citystate" Chinampas: is a method of ancient Mesoamerican agriculture which used small‚ rectangle-shaped areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on the shallow lake beds in the Valley of Mexico. Pochteca: were professional‚ long-distance traveling merchants in the Aztec Empire. Inca:was the largest
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The Lecture Topics correlate to the titles on the Syllabus. I reserve the right to amend these study guides when necessary. Please contact me with any questions. --Professor Hagy The Pre-Columbian World 1492 & Beyond: Conquest Chronology 1300s: rise of the Aztec 1469: Isabela & Ferdinand marry‚ creating a united Spain 1481: Portuguese build Elmina slave castle on Africa’s Gold Coast 1492: Columbus discovers the Americas 1494: The Treaty of Tordesillas 1497: John Cabot’s
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The Cahokia Mounds are located around East St. Louis‚ Illinois‚ that stretch down as far south as Louisiana. The mounds were a collection of 120 mounds that over a thousand years ago was an enormous city‚ even compared to European and other Mesoamerican cities at the time. Archaeologists have been performing routine excavations at the site since the 1920’s‚ and have been puzzled how such a great civilization could rise and fall within 200 years. Some of the questions archaeologists have been
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3.02 México interior - Práctica A. Answer the following about the Aztecs and the Conquistadors. 1.Describe the life of the Aztecs. What is Tenochtitlan? How big was that city? Life of the Aztecs was a particular horizon of a general Mesoamerican civilization. Tenochtitlan was a big city in Mexico. 2.What was sold at the Aztec market? Food & necessities were sold at the Aztec market for work. 3.What was the main staple of the Aztec diet? The main staple was corn and after that it
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Religion has an important impact on an empire. The religions of both Aztec and Inca Empire‚ united and sacrificed population. However‚ Inca Empire forced their religion whereas the Aztec empire did not. The religion of Aztec‚ Mesoamerican religion‚ and the religion of Inca both played an important role in unifying their respective populations of the empire. The Aztec Empire had a central figure called Huitzilopochtli who would administer the Empire‚ army and the religion. He was an important figure
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Personally speaking the use of “anno Domini” (AD) and “before Christ” (BC)‚ always distorted my perception of history in regards to my agnostic ideology. Stemming from the Gregorian calendar‚ BC/AD is based on the historical existence of Jesus of Nazareth‚ commonly recognized as “the son of God — Jesus Christ” in Christian mythology. The use of the acronyms BC/AD insinuates and reinforces monotheistic beliefs while simultaneously excluding other religious doctrines. Taking into consideration that
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after falsely causing panic with stories of Armenian revolts ("Armenian Genocide 1914‚ Chronology"). These‚ however‚ were isolated cases ("Armenian Genocide 1914‚ Chronology"). On the 25th of February the next year‚ War Minister Enver Pasha ordered that all Armenian soldiers in the active Turkish army be demobilized and sent to an unarmed amele taburları (Labour battalion) ("Armenian Genocide 1915‚ Chronology"). This was justified "out of fear that they would collaborate with the Russians" and signaled
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of Bacon’s Rebellion 35. Time‚ Era & Impact of the Mayflower Compact 36. Key differences/similarities/characteristics of the colonial regions (New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern) 37. John Wesley 38. Struggles and decline of Native Americans 39. Chronology of Battle of Quebec‚ Ft. Duquesne‚ Treaty of Paris
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Mesoamerican people devised complex ways of organizing society‚ government and religious worship and built remarkable cities with available technology. The earliest sign of technologies in Mesoamerica is the Clovis Point dated some 13‚500 years‚ found in NM; these would have been used as a type of spear tips or knives and indicates a mobile culture that exploited the faunal resources available. Migration and trade spread cultural influences throughout the region long after the decline of the early
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com Agnosticism / Atheism. 03 Mar. 2013 . Markman‚ Roberta H.‚ and Peter T. Markman. The flayed God: The mesoamerican mythological tradition : Sacred texts and images from pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America. [San Francisco‚ Calif.]: HarperSanFrancisco‚ 1992. Miller‚ Mary Ellen.‚ and Karl A. Taube. The gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya: An illustrated dictionary of Mesoamerican religion. New York: Thames and Hudson‚ 1993.
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