Maya, Aztec, and Inca Civilizations

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Maya, Aztec, and Inca Civilizations Pre-Columbian Society in North and South America

MesoAmerica Maya, then Aztecs = dominant civilizations Built on the foundation of earlier civilizations eg: Olmec (the big head people) Maize Ball games Temple pyramids/ritual human sacrifice Astronomy/calendar

Aztecs – green Maya - brown

Maya Height – 600CE-900CE Culturally united (NOT POLITICALLY) City-states Polytheistic Nobles/Priests = elite class Innovative agriculture b/c of poor soil (chinampas, terraces, irrigation) Glyph writing/zero Downfall? Overtaxed environment, internal warfare

Maya – Tikal

Theatre State tallest building in the Americas until the Flatiron Bldg Theatre State tallest building in the Americas until the Flatiron Bldg. in1903

Writing Styles

Aztecs Height – 1300CE-1500CE Invading conquerors from N. Mexico Tenochtitlan – capital w/Emperor Important families controlled outlying areas Conquered people had to give tribute Complex social hierarchy (nobles, priests, etc.) Human sacrifice, often – used to control populace which had been conquered by this migratory group

Spanish primary source of Aztec human sacrifice

Inca 1400s-1500s South America (Andes Mts.) Military expansionists Governed territory of over 2,500 miles Use of our friend, the Llama Farmed potatoes on terraces God-kings = intermediaries b/t heaven and earth

Social Hierarchy Aristocrats lived privileged lives (fine foods, embroidered clothes, and large ears spools) Spanish called them “big ears” Inca ear spools

Cuzco Capital city Connected to outlying areas by 16,000 m. of roads Royal family ruled outlying areas Tribute state - $$ to Cuzco, emperor ensured everyone has what they need Gov’t control – trade, labor, detailed census, centralized econ, etc.

Taxes often paid in labor (mit’a) Labor groups ayllu = extended family organized groups NO writing – used kipus!