The Aztecs
In this essay i will be writing about the Aztec and mayan tribes and their similarities and differences.The aztecs were located in central mexico and the mayans were located in the yucatan peninsula.To start off by saying both the aztecs and the mayan have many similarities and differences.For one they both had a calendar of 365 days based on the sun’s movement.The aztecs originated as a nomadic tribe in northern Mexico and arrived in mesoamerica in the 13th century. The aztecs established the capital city when they saw a eagle standing on a cactus and took it as a sign to build their settlement it was called Tenochitlan.The city of tenochitlan soon became on of the largest cities in the world powered by the aztecs. The aztecs …show more content…
This was the civilization of the maya which was around between A.D.300 and 900. The maya built amazing pyramids and temples and developed a complicated calendar that was as accurate any in existence at the time. There civilization included much of central america and southern mexico. Maya cities were built around a central pyramid nearby weer other temples and palaces. They say as many as 100,000 people inhabited lived were present day guatemala is. Maya civilization was composed of city states were war was common. Maya society also contained peasants and townspeople who worked as skilled artisans,officials and merchants. Most of maya peasants were farmers who lived o tiny plots or on terraced hills in the highlands. In the household the me did the fighting and he hunting while the women did all the cooking and the raising of the children. Crucial to maya life was there spiritual perspective . for the maya all life was in the hands of their gods. The name of their supreme god was itzamna. Like other civilizations in mesoamerica the maya believed in human sacrifice to appease the gods. Human sacrifices were also used for special occasions. The maya created a sophisticated writing system based on hieroglyphs or pictures. Then the spanish conquerors of the sixteenth century made no effort to try to decipher it. The spaniards the writings were worthless and destroyed them. Maya …show more content…
Like all empires at the time the aztecs were authoritarian. New emperors were elected by a high council of 4 nobles who were related to the previous ruler. Emperors were usually chosen from among the brother or son of the last ruler. The commoner class consisted of farmers, artisans, merchants, and low-level priests. Artisans and traveling merchants.The Aztecs additionally had landless serfs and slaves. Serfs worked land that was owned by nobles and did not live in the calpulli.Women had limited leadership roles within the Aztec empire. There is evidence that they had administrative roles in the calpulli and markets, and also worked as midwives and priestesses. However, the top administrative positions were limited to men, and women were not permitted to serve as
In this essay i will be writing about the Aztec and mayan tribes and their similarities and differences.The aztecs were located in central mexico and the mayans were located in the yucatan peninsula.To start off by saying both the aztecs and the mayan have many similarities and differences.For one they both had a calendar of 365 days based on the sun’s movement.The aztecs originated as a nomadic tribe in northern Mexico and arrived in mesoamerica in the 13th century. The aztecs established the capital city when they saw a eagle standing on a cactus and took it as a sign to build their settlement it was called Tenochitlan.The city of tenochitlan soon became on of the largest cities in the world powered by the aztecs. The aztecs …show more content…
This was the civilization of the maya which was around between A.D.300 and 900. The maya built amazing pyramids and temples and developed a complicated calendar that was as accurate any in existence at the time. There civilization included much of central america and southern mexico. Maya cities were built around a central pyramid nearby weer other temples and palaces. They say as many as 100,000 people inhabited lived were present day guatemala is. Maya civilization was composed of city states were war was common. Maya society also contained peasants and townspeople who worked as skilled artisans,officials and merchants. Most of maya peasants were farmers who lived o tiny plots or on terraced hills in the highlands. In the household the me did the fighting and he hunting while the women did all the cooking and the raising of the children. Crucial to maya life was there spiritual perspective . for the maya all life was in the hands of their gods. The name of their supreme god was itzamna. Like other civilizations in mesoamerica the maya believed in human sacrifice to appease the gods. Human sacrifices were also used for special occasions. The maya created a sophisticated writing system based on hieroglyphs or pictures. Then the spanish conquerors of the sixteenth century made no effort to try to decipher it. The spaniards the writings were worthless and destroyed them. Maya …show more content…
Like all empires at the time the aztecs were authoritarian. New emperors were elected by a high council of 4 nobles who were related to the previous ruler. Emperors were usually chosen from among the brother or son of the last ruler. The commoner class consisted of farmers, artisans, merchants, and low-level priests. Artisans and traveling merchants.The Aztecs additionally had landless serfs and slaves. Serfs worked land that was owned by nobles and did not live in the calpulli.Women had limited leadership roles within the Aztec empire. There is evidence that they had administrative roles in the calpulli and markets, and also worked as midwives and priestesses. However, the top administrative positions were limited to men, and women were not permitted to serve as