1. By Zoie Strickling, Luke Beyer, Lauren Young, Kendall Robinson
The Mexica
By Zoie Strickling, Luke Beyer, Lauren Young, Kendall Robinson

2. The Mexica
The Mexica’s -The most prominent peoples contesting for power in Mesoamerica.
They were the architects of the Aztec empire.
Can also be called the Aztecs

3. Political Influences
Itzcóatl (Reign: )- Also known as the “Obsidian Serpent”, he started the expansion of the Aztec empire
Montezuma I (Reign: )- He also helped launched the expansion of the Aztec Empire by taking over Oaxaca. He is also known as the father of the Aztec Empire
Capital: Tenochtitlan on Lake Texcoco
Single emperor was chosen by council of nobles and priest (officials)
Warriors gained land and tribute for conquered towns

4. Economic Influences
Chinampas- An artificial farm that was built for agriculture on the base of the shallow lake beds
Majority farmers
Grew maize, beans, peppers, tomatoes , and chiles
Cotton was a big source of money, because it was weaved into textiles
Converted swampland in farmland (Chinampas).
Agriculturally based

5. Religious Influences Polytheistic Two of their main gods were:
Tezcatlipoca : “The Smoking Mirror”, the giver and taker of life, patron of warriors
Quetzalcoatl: “Feathered Serpent” , patron of arts, crafts, and agriculture
Huitzilopochtli: sacrificial killings of human victims which they believed to be vital to the world’s existence.
Ritual Bloodletting: The Mexica honored their gods with bloodletting to show thanks and sacrifice.
Priests held power in the government

6. Social Influences Social system was a rigid hierarchy Military Elite-
Warriors wore many feathers, and capes.
Honored throughout society and ate the best of the food.
Priests-
Ranked among the Mexica elite.
Received special education in calendrical studies, and ritual lore.
Artisans & Merchants-
Merchants specialized in long-distance trade,
they supplied gems, animal skins,etc.
Artisans worked with gold, silver, and cotton textiles.

7. Social Influences Slaves & Farmers: Women:
commoners who worked in fields
Calpullis were in charge of farming
Calpullis- A community group that farmed the land
slaves were sometimes sold by family members, and some were criminals, others worked to support their families.
Women:
stayed home and raised the families.
Believed to be subordinate
Were also honored if they were the mother of a warrior

8. Intellectual-Arts Influences
Chinampas (floating gardens)
365 day Mayan calendar
mathematicians and astronomers
Use of herbs and medicine to cure
Made aqueducts and canals
Huge pyramid temples
Chapultepec aqueduct

9. Area Influences Located in the Valley of Mexico
Capital on Lake Texcoco
Swampy Biome

10. QUIZ

11. Quiz The Mexica people were located in High Central Valley of Mexico
Isthmus of Panama
Sierra Madre Mountains
Andes Mountains
What was the lake that improved agriculture for the Mexica:
Lake Texcoco
Lake Chad
Lake Tenochtitlan
Lake Mexic
A chinamapas is:
A trade network in Mesoamerica
An artificial farm that was built for agriculture
Used to transport water
A temple used for bloodletting

12. Quiz Who was Moctezuma I?
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Mexica
The Father of the Aztec Empire
A priest that became a supreme ruler
A general in the flower wars
Warriors were:
Peasants who fought with little reward
Citizens elected to fight based off of age
Sacrificed to the gods for their achievements
Praised for their efforts and achievements
Men were:
Greater than women
Equal to women
Less than women
Forced to marry Darth Vader

13. Quiz A Calpulli is: Farmland A cape worn by the successful warriors
A community group that farms land
The merchant class
In Sacrificial killings:
The priests removed the still-beating heart
The priest sacrificed the elites, the best among them, to the gods
People viewed them as gruesome entertainment
Animals were mainly sacrificed
Another name for the Mexica is:
The Chimu
The Ottoman Empire
The Aztec Empire
The Inca Empire

14. A B D C
Key

15. Works Cited http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-empire.html
aqueduct-for-hi.html

16. Works Cited https://www.pinterest.com/pin/543809723729368093/