Mesoamerica

Maize has an extended history. The exact date is not certain, but it is said that maize in its oldest form is at least 60,000 years old. Archeological findings of fossil pollen grain were a start to finding the origin of maize. Fossil grains were found significantly beneath Mexico City. All findings and data gathered about the maize and its ancestry seems to come from the Americas. Maize is undoubtedly an American plant if you look at its history of findings and its center of origin.…

Believe it or not, civilizations that were over 1,000 years old have influence on how we live our lives today. Civilizations such as the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs all had multiple influences in our world. The Aztecs were alive around 1845 A.D. Their settlement was named ‘Tenochtitlan’. This settlement was built on a swamp, so it was difficult to move throughout the settlement and to grow crops. But, the Aztecs adapted by “traveling around through canoes and farming special plots of land…

Based on the documents that I have read, I have learned many things about the arrival, and possible expectation, of Cortes. The documents that I read led me to believe that Moctezuma was very excited to meet Cortes. Document B stated that Moctezuma welcomed Cortes to Mexico by saying that his throne was kept for him and that he has been worried about Cortes for a long time. He also said that he was looking toward the unknown place from which he had come, Moctezuma believed that he would return…

The indigenous Indian tribes, who relied on a central figure, the chief or emperor, to provide leadership, vision, and governance, have largely influenced the culture of many Latin American countries. Spanish or Portuguese armies defeated Indian tribes, and military commanders replaced the Indian chiefs, a single person remained in control. The medicine man, shaman, or priest carried out religious observance for the tribe; at times providing visions of good and bad to the chief or emperor.…

The Aztecs originated in Northern Mexico. The Aztecs were in the 14th, 15th, and 16th century. They came to rule up to 500 small states, and 5 to 6 billion people. The Aztecs were the most powerful kingdom of all time. They formed an alliance with two other cities Texcoco and Tlacopan. Tenochtitlan was the heart of the Aztec civilization. The Aztec didn’t rule connected territories. They were conquering cities, and powers over areas. Europeans arrived in 1519. Reaching from the Pacific to the…

Mutsumi Izeki is an Associate Professor at the School of Commerce in Meiji University, and has a PhD from the University of London. Izeki believed that “Human sacrifice was considered by the Aztecs not only as a means to show their political power but also as an important ritual to maitain the order of the universe.” In each celebration sacrifices of people, hearts, or blood were given to the gods. A few types of merciless sacrifices were done by them separating a casualties heart,stipping the…

2.the right answer is, c,mayans. it is the right answer because all that was left of them were evidence and traces of the tribe. my answer was wrong because the Aztecs were war people. I found the answer in a power point. 4the right answer is B, Inca. it is the right answer because the Inca had built their civilization my first answer was wrong because the mayans weren’t even near the andes. i found my answer by using the power point. 5The silk road was shut down i found my answer by…

Human Sacrifice, during the Shang Dynasty, affected the economy because it gave people jobs, but it also killed the members of the society. “When a king was buried, slaves, servants and animals, were led down the ramps into the pit.” The slaves and servants were sacrificed because the Shang believed that they would continue to serve their masters in the afterlife.“ When their masters died, the slaves were sometimes sacrificed…” When a master died, a new master would come to the estate, with his…

Teotihucan is ancient settlement in a temperate, semiarid area of Mexico, that has since had an urban areas built around it (Sempowski, 2008). Teotihucan has never truly been lost. It was known to the aztecs who originated after the fall of the city. There is evidence that they used the site to perform rituals. Teotihuacan is also found on some sixtieth contrary colonial maps made by Spanish conquistadors. (Pasztory. 1997) Teotihucan to day is a preserved and maintained tourist attraction. An…

Popol Vuh and Mayan Culture Before the arrival of European conquistadores, various indigenous civilizations thrived and passed. One of these was the Maya. Centered in the tropical lands of present day Guatemala, the Maya were excellent at agriculture, calendar making, mathematics, astrology and had their own hieroglyph based writing system. However by 900 AD the Maya civilization vanished, and there has been great debate as to what caused this sudden abandonment of their cities. Popol Vuh, a…