Mesoamerica

Once upon a time, a long time ago, There were two Native American civilizations that were known as the Incas and the Aztecs. Both of these cultivations were both driven from the Teotihuacan Civilization but were separate and distant civilizations. Although they shared some some similarities there were also some very significant differences between the two. Nevertheless the differences can be seen by the certain way they practiced their religions, their methods of socialization and rule, and…

Paragraph 1~ Daily life for the rich and poor Aztecs are so very different in so many different ways. The rich lived in homes built with sun-dried brick and sometime stone. The home had a coating of whitewash to make them sparkle in the sunlight.Their clothes were colorfully embroidered and decorated with feathers. The poor were mostly farmers. They lived in huts with thatched roofs and owned little furniture. They wove mats for the floor and baskets to hold their belongings. Also, they owned…

After looking through the many cultures we learned about the one that stood out to me the most was the Aztec Empire. The Aztec’s society was based on their complex religious beliefs. In those beliefs the Aztec’s believed that the gods had created the era or also known as sun that they lived in. They created this era in a city called Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico. Furthermore in their culture they believed the world would cease to exist if they did not do such rituals as blood-letting…

A little bit after humans first came to America, two great empires just started to rise up. The Incas and the Aztecs. The Aztecs, a religion-based empire that started from a small city that paid tribute to another empire before becoming an empire that had tribute coming from many different cities. The Aztec civilization even would sacrifice people for their gods! The Inca civilization was a bit calmer, but they still sometimes sacrificed people. They were also religion based, but they focused…

Today I will be comparing and contrasting the Maya, the Aztec, and the Inca tribes. I will do an overall paragraph about the location, time periods, and capitals of the three tribes. Then, I will start off with the Maya tribe. Then I will be talking about the Aztec, and lastly I will be talking about the Inca. The location of the Mayan tribe was in as we know today as Southern Mexico and the Northern parts of Central America including the now occupied by the nations of Guatemala, Belize,…

Have you ever wondered what is more important, Human sacrifice or Agriculture? Well in this case, Human Sacrifice is more important than Agriculture. The Aztec society was in Mexico City,from 1350 to 1519. The Aztec society was very large. What should we stress most about? Aztec agriculture, or Aztec Human Sacrifice? The reasons are Large scale, Spiritual connection, and Motive for war and expansion. We should emphasize on Human sacrifice. Emphasize means to give special importance or…

Mayan Society Peaceful as Mayan society may have seemed, brutality was also common in their culture. Torture and sacrifice were part of religious ceremonies, and warfare often broke out between city-states. But that is all part of humanity, is it not? This essay will highlight Mayan culture, their mysterious disappearance and decline, as well as the impact the ancient Mesoamerican civilization had on modern times. The following paragraphs will expound on these points. To begin, Mayan culture…

Lono and Kū are two Hawaiian gods that were most often represented through feathered basketry and wooden sculptures. Lono is known as the god of agriculture, plants, rain, pigs, peace, and most often connected to the idea of genealogy; while Kū is well known as the god of war, forests, canoes, houses, and crafts. These are two opposing gods in Hawaiian culture and are dependent on each other because of their juxtaposition to one another. They complete a sort of higher balance between each other…

The Incas were an incredibly developed ancient society that lived in South America between 1438 A.D. to 1532 A.D.. They created aqueducts, an advanced communication system called Khipus, and an entire transportation system (“Top 5 Ancient Incan inventions”). Alongside these inventions, the Incan people created very intricate woven bridges. These bridges were used to get across large chasms along top the Andes mountains. They were incredibly useful, and quite intricate to make. Unlike in Europe,…

Situated in central New Mexico, starting to the South in Tijeras and the Cibola National Forest and ending in the San Marcos/Lone Butte Area, the Turquoise Trail is a scenic and historic area which covers roughly 15,000 square miles, and connects Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The name is derived from the blue-green turquoise precious stone first mined by the early Pueblo people, who lived along the Rio Grande River as far back as 900 A.D. Mining and gold rush, Native American spirituality and…