Agricultural Settlements Advantages: Easier to feed the population Larger populations Easier to defend Division of Labor
Native Americans 1490 18-20 million 4 million 1 million 1/3 East of Mississippi River
Differences from Europeans No wheels or sailing ships No domesticated animals Copper was the only metal
Mexica = Aztecs 8-25 million in the empire. Worshipped Huitzilopochtli (war god) Human sacrifice of POW’s Collected tribute from conquered tribes.
Mexica = Aztecs Warriors were the highest class Oral tradition so much of their history is lost.