• • The Incas and Aztecs, empires that both peaked in the 16th century, shared many differences and similarities socially and politically. The Incas were the more powerful empire because the Aztecs were more focused on their religion and had a better social system. • • The Incas were at first a little tribe that was a chiefdom, or form of political organization with rule by a hereditary leader. They used Andean social and economic customs. Incas were pastoralists meaning their military strength and success based on how many llamas and alpacas you had.
This excerpt is about the Aztec Temples and Idols, as I can tell by the excerpt tittle. H|A|P|P| Historical Context|Audience|Purpose|Point of View (POV)| When was this source created?This source was created in 1500s after Columbus voyages. Where was it created?This source was created in Tenochtitlán.What historical events or specific circumstances
Human sacrifice was a religious practice characteristic of pre-Columbian Aztec civilization, as well as of other Mesoamerican civilizations like the Maya and the Zapotec. The extent of the practice is debated by modern scholars. Spanish explorers, soldiers and clergy who had contact with the Aztecs between 1517, when an expedition from Cuba first explored the Yucatan, and 1521, when Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, made observations of and wrote reports about the practice of human sacrifice. For example, Bernal Díaz's The Conquest of New Spain includes eyewitness accounts of human sacrifices as well as descriptions of the remains of sacrificial victims. In addition, there are a number of second-hand accounts of human sacrifices written by Spanish friars that relate the testimony of native eyewitnesses.
Mayan society was divided into different social classes. Priests were at the top of Mayan society. The priests performed the religious ceremonies that the Mynas believed were needed for their crops to grow and their warriors to be successful in battle. Government officials, warriors and nobles were also in the upper classes of Mayan society. People of high social class would were special clothing to set them apart from the other Maya.
The complex patterns of the blanket are achieved through a technique called weft twining, wherein supplementary weft strands of different colors are wrapped around both sides of the warp. Using this technique, the weaver copies a design from a painted pattern board. This is the origin of the Chilkat blanket’s uniquely curved designs. The pattern board shows half of the planned blanket; the weaver makes the other half symmetrical. Additionally, rounded cedar bark templates may be used to create the blanket’s distinctive ovoid shapes (Samuel, 162) Mayan textiles are traditionally woven on the backstrap loom, which holds warps – cotton strengthened by corn meal – in tension by attaching to the weaver’s waist.
The name of the Aztec's sun god, Huitzilopochtli, was also the god of war. Aztec mythology states Huitzilopochtli directed the Aztecs' ancestors to the location of Tenochtitlan, or modern-day Mexico City. In Incan society, the emperor is a descendant from God, he is believed to own everything on Earth. Aztec society is ruled by a king who is elected by a council
Culture influenced the thoughts, decisions and behaviors that allowed for a much smaller, limited force of Spanish conquistadors to flawlessly perform the role of conqueror. The systems of meaning present in Aztec culture played a crippling role against the future of the Aztec empire and the interests of Aztec cultural insiders. The different components of Aztec and Spanish culture significantly influenced the decisions, actions and behavior of their respective cultural insiders. These prevailing cultural influences factored into the decision of which path was
Native American, food and culture Native Americans survived largely on the food sources that were closest to them. The cultures of these peoples developed based on how their food was obtained. Elaborate societies emerged in South and Central America that developed complex political systems, paved roads, written language and numerical systems. These large populations lived in large cities and had a harsh religion that required human sacrifice. The economies of these people were based mostly on agriculture.
The people of the Americas all had unique characteristics because of their environment. There were the Mayas, the Incas, the Aztecs, and the Anasazi. The Maya were a tribe far to the East of Mexico. They had a polytheistic religion which had the same characteristics of gods that the nearby cultures had. There was a supreme god, Itzama, and the rest of gods were ranked in importance.
Panama was “early focus of Spanish” because of its goods (“interocenic transit and gold deposits). Spanish influences “radiated northwestward throughout central America and into Mexico” (202). Though their goal was to convert natives, the Spanish's main goal remained focused on economic growth. Middle America was a stepping stone toward economic