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*middle america
*region of great physical diversity
*mineral resources in highlands |
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*weapons made by mesoamericans
*volcanic glass capable of holding razor-sharp edge
*valved trade commodity |
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*cornerstone of settled village life
*rich source of protein compared to what they were used to |
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| *society dominated an elite class of ruler-priests able to command labor of farmers who lived in outlying villages |
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*2 cycles having a cycle of 52 years
*first cycle tied to solar year |
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*dominated by Avenue of the Dead
*influence of city extended throughout mesoamerica |
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*on one end of the Avenue of the Dead
*210 feet high |
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*developed mesoamerica's most advanced writing system
*believed world went through several cycles before present one |
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*largest city
*agricultural technologies increased yields enough to support dense populations |
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*Mayan absolute calendar
*dated from a fixed point in the past |
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*descendants of "barbarian" northern peoples
*never as large or as organized as Teotihuacan |
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*conquests ultimately included all of central Mexico
*called themselves Mexica |
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*capital of Aztecs
*most populous in mesoamerica
*had great palaces and temples |
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*highland communities had access of dif. resources in diff. altitude zones
*shared adaptation w/ other mountanous region people |
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*site in highlands
*center of a powerful religious cult
*coastal influence |
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*built underground aqueducts
*renowned for textiles and fine polychrome pottery |
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*one of first expansionist empires in Andean higlands
*highest capital
*dominated Titicaca basin |
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*one of largest states in world
*enlarged empire through alliance, intimidation and conquest
*relied on various forms of labor taxation |
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expansion led a revolt of Chanca people which nearly destroyed Cuzco
*capital |
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| *Inca city b/w 2 peaks of Andes |
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*Inca language
*still widely spoken in Peruvian Andes |
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