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Emerald 3/27/19

I will talk about the development of civilization, class structure,  religious beliefs and practices, and empires of the Maya, Inca, and the Aztecs.

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The Mayan civilization reached it's height's during 300 and 900 c.e.  Mayan culture spread over much of mesoamerica. The Mayan civilization built there civilization by imitating ideas from the Olmec people. The Mayan civilization reached it's peak during 1200 and 500 b.c.e The landscape that the Mayan civilization lived varied greatly.

During the classic period all Mayan people had their own class. The ruler was at the top of the social pyramid.The rulers advisers helped him rule the state.below the king was the nobles and priests. The nobles and priests were the only people in the Mayan civilization that knew how to read. below the nobles and the priests were the merchant and the artisans. The merchants were accomplished traders. The Mayan artisans made a lot of objects. below the merchants and the artisans were the peasants and the slaves. The peasants and the slaves were the most hard working of them all. but they were at the bottom of the pyramid which meant that they were the structure. without them the society would fall.

The Mayan people believed in over 160 gods. There were gods like the god of rain and the god of corn. Most gods had animal characteristics like the jaguar was the most important. Mayan people pleased their god by doing human or bird sacrifices sometimes they would even do blood giving. They offered their god with food, plants, flowers, jade, and shells.

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This picture represents the Mayan people and what they wore. It also represents their culture of their gods because of the hats, masks, and tattoos on their skin.

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This video talks about  When they rose and where they lived. It even talks about how the made and sold objects and food

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The Maya modeled their cities after those of the Teotihuacan in Mexico, including temples, government buildings, and trading centers. They kept small flocks of turkeys and grew maize, which was traded at their outdoor markets, as well as other crops.

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This shows where the Mayans civilization lived. They lived in between Mexico and South America. The red is where their civilization was located. They took over Guatemala, EL Salvador, Honduras, and Belize

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A civilization called the Aztecs, Their power grew their capital Tenochtitlan developed and became one of the largest cities in the world. Their population was between 200,000 and 300,000 thousand people. Tenochtitlan was so big it was bigger than London and Paris. In the middle of the city was a ceremonial plaza. They gathered religious rituals, feasts, and festivals. Tenochtitlan  was also called the city of gods.

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The Aztec did not start their own colonies. Instead they took over colonies.Then made the people become their own and if someone didn't want to go with them they would be sacrificed for the gods.  Lots of cities had to pay tribute for the Aztecs. The Aztecs relied on tribute to support Tenochtitlan big population.

The battles that were won by the Aztecs helped tribute to the city Tenochtitlan. They would gain a lot of people some were used for sacrifices others were used for labor. The bodies that were going to be scarified was a threat to other cities if they didn't pay the Aztecs. All the males in the Aztec empire was trained to be a soldier if they were attacked. There weapons that they used were bow and arrows, spears, clubs, and sharp wooden swords with sharp stone blades. They had shields with drawings of animals to show their strength they would get from these animals.

The Aztecs gave cities 60 days to agree to be allies and give the Aztecs riches and food.If they didn't want to the Aztecs declared war. Most wars needed with only on battle against the Aztecs. After the battle they would take the people to be slaves or to be an sacrifice. They would only make a few demands to the defeated cities. They had to pay tribute, honor the gods they believed in, and defend the Aztec empire.

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This picture represents what the Aztec people look like before battles. It show how he get the powers of an eagle.

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This picture is life of Tenochtitlan and that everywhere there was people selling stuff and it had a neat straight line where people would buy stuff.

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this video talks about the development of the Aztec civilization and how they built their homes.

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The Aztecs were the most advanced civilization in Mesoamerica, with established art, law, and poetry. Tenochtitlán was as large as any European city, and contained massive government buildings and temples. However, high taxes and the practice of human sacrifice earned the Aztecs many enemies among other native tribes.

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The Inca empire reached it's height during 1500 c.e. and they ruled north to south america. There was 10 million people living under the rule of the Inca. the Incas first settled in the area 1200 c.e. They expanded in 1438 when they were attacked by Chancas. There was a legend that the people descended from gods.

The Inca society was based on class. There were three broad classes, The emperor, his family, nobles, and commoners. As the empire grew the class structure grew more complex. The ruler descended from Inti, the sun god.  The king had many wives and children. There was a primary wife was called a Coya.

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Like the Inca civilization the Aztec civilization lived in america but the Inca civilization lived in south America and the Aztec empire lived in the north America

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this picture shows a lost city in the Inca civilization that was found recently.

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The Inca civilization was located in South America like the Aztec civilization which was located in North America

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This video talks about the Inca civilization and how the empire started.

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Recounts the history of the Inca Empire in South America. The segment also reveals parts of Inca civilization that still remain today, including the ancient city of Machu Picchu, Peru.