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200
mayan (political)
By 200 CE, those centers featured temples, pyramids, palaces, and more—the beginning of the famed cities of the Classic Period. -
Dec 9, 1000
mayan (economic)
One of the challenges of the Maya territory was growing enough food to feed everyone. In many areas, slash-and-burn agriculture was the only possible method, with farmers burning the forest, planting a crop—usually for only two years—and then letting the ground lie fallow for a number of years until the fertility of the land was restored. -
Dec 8, 1400
ican (economy)
-land they did have adequet water they did have was to steep for growing crops or so high and cold that few crops would grow.
-Agricultural expansion was a key part of the Inca's imperial strategy. The Incan homeland lay in a valley high in the Andes Mountains where drought and floods were common. -
Dec 8, 1428
aztec (political)
-over the years the aztecs gradually increased in strength and number.
-the aztec state based its power on military conquest and the tribute it gained from conquered people. -
Dec 8, 1500
aztec (economic)
-much of the agriculture produce sold at the market was grown on the chinampas farm plots built on the marshy fringes of the lake.
-they provided food needed for a huge urban population -
Dec 8, 1500
aztec (social/cultural)
-religion was very important
-the aztecs adopted many of their gods and religious beliefs from other mesoamerica peoples particularly the toltecs.
-axtec religious practice centered on elaborate public ceremonies, priests made offerings to the gods and presented ritual dramas and dances featuring masked performers -
Dec 9, 1530
incan (Cultural)
The origin myths of the Inca say their ancestors were four sons and daughters of the sun god Inti. Inti sent them forth with a golden staff that identified their promised land, Cuzco. -
Dec 9, 1531
incan (political)
Although they gained only small amounts of new territory in the Cuzco area, they became progressively warlike and carried out many raids against nearby groups. -
mayan (cultural)
For many years, scholars believed that the Maya produced their cultural achievements in isolation. More recent archaeological discoveries, however, have confirmed that the Maya shared a variety of basic characteristics with other civilizations in the area.