The Mesoamericans by Taylor Bialzik

Religion

30rreyescastellanos — 2024-02-08 15:43:17 UTC

Ancient mesoamerica believed in many gods.

They believed in Quetzalcoalt, Kukulcan and a Monster of Earth.

Renata

The Social Classes(Taylor)

30tbialzik — 2024-02-08 15:57:08 UTC

The Social Classes for Americans.

-First would be the Rulers/Emperors

-Second would be Priests and Nobles

-Third would be the Traders/Merchants and Artisans

-Fourth would be Peasants

-Last would be the Slaves because they don't have rights.

Some Food Mesoamerican People Ate(Taylor)

30tbialzik — 2024-02-08 20:28:30 UTC

The Mesoamerican people ate things like beans, chillies, tomatoes, squash. But they found Spirulina Algae and made it into cakes to eat. They used this cake for protein.

Aztecs religion (Renata)

30rreyescastellanos — 2024-02-08 20:37:23 UTC

Aztecs were polytheistic and monistic meaning that they believed that all things are part of the same unified oneness.
Aztecs philosophy focused on the way aztecs
metaphysics the aztecs' understanding of the nature and structure.
Aztecs had a lot of celebrations such as
Quecholli "Roseate Spoon bill"
Panquetzaliztli "Raising of banners"
Atemoztli "Descent of water"
Tititl "Stretching"
But the major festival was the New fire Ceremony festival
Religion ruled all life it didn't matter if it was an emperor or a slave everyone needed to worship their gods.

Political Structure Incas War

30kcarbajalmorales — 2024-02-08 20:37:43 UTC

Some things that the Incas military did while they were at war, they brought food and materials to religions that were basically dying out of warriors and some of the other warriors even joined the Incas military and that's how they grew over time.

-Katy

What Mesoamericans Wore(Taylor)

30tbialzik — 2024-02-09 03:49:06 UTC

Men clothes were often Tunices, Breechcloths, and capes. Women wore skirts and blouses and sometimes with a shawl or cape.

Kids wore a short cape tied around the kids shoulder but that was what a young Aztec boy would wear. Girls would wear unusual blouses from a young age and then when they would grow up they would add a skirt into their outfit; the skirt would start short and then would grow. Everyone had their own unique style for there fashion.

Homes(Taylor)

30tbialzik — 2024-02-09 03:58:56 UTC

The Mesoamerican home was made with no chimney, nor windows. The floor is made out of the earth's surface or stone. The walls are made out of dried dirt and wood. The roof was made out of straw and twen.

Mayans' Religion (Renata)

30rreyescastellanos — 2024-02-09 15:02:32 UTC

Mayans were polytheistic meaning they just worshipped many gods such as:

Itzam Na: creator god
Kinich Ahau: sun god
Ah Puch: death god
Buluc Chabtan: War god
Also Mayans practiced animism which is the belief that everything had a soul.
Mayans philosophy include time, personal identity, essence, stability and change, and the nature of being.

Renata

Incas Warriors

30kcarbajalmorales — 2024-02-09 17:36:53 UTC

The Incas Warriors respected each other but the Incas Warriors that tried their hardest at the war or training, their family got to travel with them, but when their family travels with them, their family would usually stayed behind to get food.

-Katy

Economics Wealth

30kcarbajalmorales — 2024-02-12 15:27:33 UTC

The Economics people traded good metals such as gold and silver. They wanted richness and wealth, if Economics had a good household, they'd spend more on their "health richness wealth."

-Katy

Incas Religion (Renata)

30rreyescastellanos — 2024-02-12 15:32:47 UTC

Incas were polytheistic. They believed in nature(Mother nature). They worshiped the creator god (Wiracocha), the sun god (Inti), the Moon Goddess (Mamaquilla), the thunder god (Illapa), the earth mother (Pachamama).

Incas philosophy is that nature, man and the pachamama (mother earth) lived in harmony.

Genders Jobs For Living(Taylor)

30tbialzik — 2024-02-12 15:48:14 UTC

Girls were treated to learning how to weave and boys learned how to start/make a fire. Women took on lots of hard tasks like cooking and caring for kids. Men were hunting and were allowed to use weapons in their daily life.

Achievements of Mesoamerica (Renata)

30rreyescastellanos — 2024-02-12 21:42:38 UTC

Mesoamerica has so many achievements like El castillo, advanced agriculture with chinampas, both mayas and Aztecs had highly accurate calendars. Aztecs adapted earlier pyramid designs to build massive stone temples.

Incas showed great skills in engineering and in managing their huge temples.

These inventions provide new ways to build, move, communicate, heal, learn, and play.

The History of the Mesoamericans

30rreyescastellanos — 2024-02-12 21:45:57 UTC

In this video, you will learn about the Mesoamericans and about how they lived/survived in there life.

The Concheros dance(Taylor)

30tbialzik — 2024-02-13 00:16:19 UTC

This is a dance that the mesoamericans danced a lots of times, it was a very popular dance. It is called the Concheros dance. The Concheros dance represent the universe. "The main instruments of Concheros dancers include two pre Hispanic drums called a huehuetl and a teponaztli, conch shell trumpets and conchas, lute instruments made from the shell of an armadillo or other stringed instruments."

The Sierra Madre(Taylor)

30tbialzik — 2024-02-13 00:54:42 UTC

The most important mountain was The Sierra Madre. The Sierra Madre is a mountain range that now stretches for the south to north modern life Mexico. Stretching about 1,000 kilometers (700 miles). The Sierra Madre Mountains are about 60 million years old, the mountains are composed of limestone and shale and contain has major deposits of copper, lead, and zinc inside of it.

360 tour of El castillo

30rreyescastellanos — 2024-02-13 15:16:12 UTC

El castillo was built by the Mayans. It was used as a temple to the deity Kukulcan.

El castillo was made out of limestone and it was finished between 1050 and 1300 CE

El castillo is one of the 7 wonders in the world.

Leadership Economics

30kcarbajalmorales — 2024-02-13 15:33:12 UTC

The leadership of the Economics people was depending on their power, transfer, statur, income generation, use, or provision.

-Katy

Aztecs Achievements (Renata)

30rreyescastellanos — 2024-02-13 15:33:26 UTC

Aztecs had a lot of achievements such as

Chinampas that helped to have an advanced agriculture.
Calendar system for mathematics and astronomy.
They had a really good knowledge of herbal medicine and traditional healing practice.
Impressive temples and pyramids showcasing agriculture.
One of Aztecs greatest achievements was building their island city Tenochtitlan.
Architecture was really important for Aztecs because it showed power and at the same time adhering strong religious beliefs.

Political Structure Government Civilization

30kcarbajalmorales — 2024-02-13 20:39:39 UTC

The Mesoamericans were ruled by kings or queens back then. Many states or cities were ruled by either that queen or king. The Mesoamericans had priests and supreme military commanders.

-Katy

Mayans achievements (Renata)

30rreyescastellanos — 2024-02-13 21:38:38 UTC

Ancient Mayans had great achievements such as

They developed the astronomy and science
They had a calendar system
Hieroglyphic writing
And pyramids and temples.
Architecture was really important because it helped to express their beliefs and to create their civilizations.
Mayans greatest achievement was that they developed a written language and invented the mathematical concept of zero.

Inca Achievements (Renata)

30rreyescastellanos — 2024-02-13 21:49:43 UTC

Incas are not left behind with the achievements they created great things like

They elaborated textiles
They made functional and decorative ceramics
They had surgical techniques that were great
They had productive terrace agriculture
Inca's greatest invention were roads and bridges suspension bridges. They helped people move faster and safer.

Inventions(Taylor)

30tbialzik — 2024-02-13 22:16:00 UTC

The mesoamericans invented the mathematical concept of zero. They also invented agriculture, cities, and writing. ✏

How the Mesoamericans get hurt/get help from the landscapes. (Taylor)

30tbialzik — 2024-02-13 23:05:59 UTC

It helped because there were lots of materials that they needed that they were surrounded with.

Its hurt them because climate could kill the materials they needed or it would take people lots of years to build a landscape and it could hurt or maybe even kill them.

Using Geography(Taylor)

30tbialzik — 2024-02-13 23:42:26 UTC

The Aztec stopped in a valley of Mexico, in high mountain lakes, with fertile soil and natural defenses.

The Inca went to a high, abundant peaks of the Andes Mountains that is not in South America. They learn to build platforms with big walls to make a house.

The Maya built a bunch of religious centers and cities, "each filled with huge pyramids and temples, and always at least one ball court."

Political Structure-War Mesoamericans (Katy)

30kcarbajalmorales — 2024-02-14 03:55:08 UTC

Most of the Mesoamericans claimed resources. Some of the Mesoamericans were more collective than others while some other Mesoamericans liked organizing their property. Also, other Mesoamericans "were more hierarchical and centralized."

Mesoamerican Machu Picchu (Katy)

30kcarbajalmorales — 2024-02-14 04:28:06 UTC

Machu Picchu is located in Peru. The Machu Picchu represents the Peruvians strength and it also shows that the Machu Picchu is the meaning of the Peruvians passage from back then from the ancient world. Also, the Machu Picchu really means the royalness towards everyone for their "Inca emperors and nobles."

Major Trading Economics People (Katy)

30kcarbajalmorales — 2024-02-14 04:40:33 UTC

When it came to trading stuff back then to the Mesoamerican People, they would trade corn. Mesoamericans would also trade beans, squash, pumpkins, chilli peppers and tomatoes as their secondary trades.

Quipu (Katy)

30kcarbajalmorales — 2024-02-14 04:47:33 UTC

A Quipu is an accessory for the Mesoamericans to wear back then. For the Mesoamericans, a Quipu would mean to them: "a method used by the Incas and other ancient Andean cultures to keep records and communicate information using string and knots." Mesoamericans used a Quipu for "collecting data and keeping records, monitoring tax obligations, collecting census records, calendrical information, and for military organization."