https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f Made with the help of a typing monkey en-us 2017-12-22 17:50:45 UTC 2023-05-18 22:14:54 UTC hello@padlet.com 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883613 -10+ million people]]> 2017-12-22 18:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883613 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883619 - settled in Valley of Cuzco and Andes Mountains (1200)
- expanded empire -- nearly 2500 miles north to south 
-mountains
-deserts
-jungles ]]> 2017-12-22 18:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883619 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883636 -believed their ruler was part god himself
-believed in multiple gods
-the Coricancha -- the "golden temple" lined with actual gold
-mummified bodies before burial and gave gifts to the dead for them to use in the afterlife
-Picture below is of the Inca god Viracocha, the first god who created the earth, sky, gods, and humans. ]]> 2017-12-22 18:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883636 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883646 -14000 miles of roads
-made tunnels and bridges
-great fortress of Sacsahuaman (pictured below)]]> 2017-12-22 18:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883646 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883655 -the emperor/leader called the Sapa Inca
-most powerful person, everyone answered to him
-forced to pay taxes for food/supplies
-strong military
-passed laws to create official customs
-had an official language 
-had an official calendar]]> 2017-12-22 18:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883655 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883744 -agriculture -- advanced irrigation and terracing to make up for the mountain land 
-roads were used for trade and communication (remains pictured below)]]> 2017-12-22 18:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883744 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883747 -born into social classes, little to no flexibility
-Social structure 
1. Sapa Inca (equivalent to emperor)
2. high priest
3. royal family (direct relatives of the Sapa Inca)
4. the inca/noble class
5. inca-by-privilege 
6. curacas -- previous leaders of conquered tribes
7. other public administrators (tax collectors, etc)
8. commoners (artisans and farmers)]]> 2017-12-22 18:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883747 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883758 -capital city: Tenochtitlan
-called themselves Mexica
-Picture shown is what the average male Aztec would've worn]]> 2017-12-22 18:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883758 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883760 -began in Valley of Mexico (high elevation basin in Sierra Madre Mountains)
-mild climate / tropical climate
-abundance of natural resources
-good land for farming
-due to conquest, eventually the empire included most of central Mexico

]]> 2017-12-22 18:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883760 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883765 -worshiped many gods
-whenever a new tribe was added to their empire, they typically adopted their religion as well
-the sun was very important to them; they believed certain rituals and sacrifices were necessary to make the sun rise every day
-priests performed ceremonies and made sure gods were satisfied with sacrifices 
-human sacrifice was a large part of their religious beliefs
-Pictured below is one of their gods that they worshiped the most, Huitzilopochtli]]> 2017-12-22 18:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883765 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883771 -music, poetry, and sculptures honored their gods
-jewelry and featherwork separated nobles from the common class
-Picture shown is one of the statues recently uncovered in the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan.]]> 2017-12-22 18:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883771 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883791 -had an emperor
-made up of different city-states, each controlled by a capital city
-emperor demanded a tribute (kind of like a tax) to keep themselves somewhat independent of his rule
-new emperors chosen by a group of nobles -- wasn't always a direct family line, but did stay within the family mostly
-warrior skills led to the conquest of neighboring lands
-had sacred and 365 day agricultural calendar
-had a writing system based on glyphs
-had few books telling about their civilization/way of life
-Picture shown is from one of the codices (books). ]]> 2017-12-22 18:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883791 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883825 -agriculture was a large part of their economy 
-traded several goods (like gold, chocolate, jade, etc) so much that their language eventually was spoken by most of Mesoamerica]]> 2017-12-22 18:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883825 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883827 -men could marry more than one wife, but there was typically a primary wife who took care of the household
-marriages arranged by matchmakers
-every family belonged to a clan/tribe called calpulli, which was like a small town in itself
-Social structure
1. emperor 
2. rulers of the city-states
3. noble class
4. special class of aztec merchants -- held at higher class because their jobs were considered important 
5. regular citizens with regular jobs
6. slaves

]]> 2017-12-22 18:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217883827 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217884271 https://www.classzone.com/net_explorations/U4/U4_article1.cfm]]> 2017-12-22 18:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/217884271 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218581279 -both flourished around the same time (between 1100-1300s)]]> 2018-01-03 17:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218581279 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218585898 http://www.ducksters.com/history/aztec_maya_inca.php]]> 2018-01-03 17:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218585898 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218586067 -both in south america/mexico 
-mountain terrain
-conquest led to expansions]]> 2018-01-03 17:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218586067 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218586144 -both were polytheistic 
-priests held at high standards and spoke with Gods]]> 2018-01-03 17:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218586144 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218586176 -built many structures, despite their differences in technology advancement]]> 2018-01-03 17:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218586176 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218586196 -strong military 
-emperors/leaders made them pay some type of tax or tribute 
-had official calendars]]> 2018-01-03 17:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218586196 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218586267 -relied heavily on agriculture
-were big in trade
-Pictured below is what the Inca's agriculture looked like]]> 2018-01-03 17:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218586267 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218586283 -emperors came first above all
-commoners toward the bottom]]> 2018-01-03 17:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218586283 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218629972 http://www.legendsandchronicles.com/ancient-civilizations/the-ancient-aztecs/aztec-economy-trade-and-currency/]]> 2018-01-03 19:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218629972 20smo02 https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218631607 http://mayaincaaztec.com/inag.html]]> 2018-01-03 20:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/20smo02/qnz7jt7vif7f/wish/218631607