The Americas

  • Period: 250 to Dec 7, 1532

    the americas

  • Period: 250 to

    Mayan

  • 300

    Religion

    Plays major role in society and rule.Worshiped gods in various ways. Beliefs led to the development of the calendar, mathematics, and astronomy
  • 400

    Economic

    cities exchange products of their local enviorment (salt, flint, shells, honey)
  • 500

    Political

    lived individual political states that were linked together through trade,political alliances.
  • Period: Dec 8, 1200 to Dec 8, 1521

    Aztec

  • Dec 8, 1250

    Economic

    Trade and the means of tribute was critical in a city-state society and growth of an empire.
  • Dec 8, 1300

    Political

    Family didnt individually own land, the land was owned by a group of families, the capulli.
  • Dec 8, 1350

    Social/Culture

    Relied hunting and gathering dedicated to their religion, Human sacrafices to worship Gods.
  • Period: Dec 8, 1400 to Dec 8, 1532

    Inca

  • Dec 8, 1450

    Political

    System was that of an aristocracy meaning that a few entitled people ruled the rest of society.
  • Dec 8, 1480

    Economic

    Basedon ancient social structures and can be explained through several principles
  • Dec 8, 1512

    Social/Culture

    Official language of the empire was Quencha, although hundreds of local languages and dialects of Quenchua were spoken
  • Ending

    Ending
    During the period from about 800 to 925, the Maya abandoned the great cities of the central Maya area