1450-1750+aztecs

AZTECS (1500 – 1750)- CRAWFORD KOB · **Leaders, Elites** · **State Structure** · **War** · **Diplomacy, Treaties** · **Courts, Laws** || **Montezuma (emperor conquered by the Aztecs) Emperor with supporting bureaucracy of imperials.** **Hierarchical** **government** · **Type of System** · **Technology, Industry** · **Trade, Commerce** · **Capital/Money** · **Types of Businesses** || **Tenochtitlan (near Mexico City) is major political and economic hub within the empire. Strong economy with all of the conquered states in and around Central America. Use of “Chinampas” or floating gardens to help with limited agricultural space. Economy is mostly based on agriculture. However, textiles, obsidian objects, and clay products were very popular. Long distance trade and trade by tribute was very common. Main agricultural product is maize** || · **Holy Books** · **Beliefs, Teachings** · **Conversion** · **Sin/Salvation** · **Deities** || **Quetzalcoatl, major Aztec god. Human sacrifice is very prevalent. Priests have lots of power. Many rituals are performed for almost everything. Lots of gods within Aztecan and Central American society, Cortés was viewed as a god when he first arrived. Religion helped to legitimize rule by emperor and higher class.** || · **Family** · **Gender Relations** · **Social Classes** · **Inequalities** · **Life Styles** || **Very evident class system with the priests and warriors at the top. Most others were in the lower class. Females have relatively neutral role within society as compared to Europe.** || · **Art, Music** · **Writing, Literature** · **Philosophy** · **Math & Science** · **Education** || **Highly Developed technologically, impressed Spaniards with their innovations.** · **Location** · **Physical** · **Movement** · **Human/Environment** · **Region** || **Controlled lands from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, from the Valley of Mexico to the border of Guatemala. Used irrigation and the abundance of water to their advantage.** ||
 * =POLITICAL=
 * Tribute system A period of war at the beginning of the 16th century with expansion as the goal; this creates animosity between Aztecs and the conquered. Many Indian groups under Aztec control joined the Spaniards to fight against the Aztecs. Empire eventually falls to Hernando Cortés**
 * In 1541, Aztecs revolt in the Mixton War but nothing really happens** ||
 * =ECONOMIC=
 * == RELIGIOUS ==
 * == SOCIAL ==
 * == INTELLECTUAL, artS ==
 * Wood, copper, jewels, gold, silver, feathers play large roles in the creation of art.**
 * Math and Science were also very advanced.**
 * Had very advanced calendar system derived from astronomical studies and from the Maya calendar.** ||
 * == NEAR: GEOGRAPHY ==