1 / 3

Olmecs

Olmecs. The Olmecs had a Social Pyramid based o n power and wealth . Mother Civilization. They were the first c ivilization in Meso -America t hey influenced all civilizations t hat followed. Priests and Nobles —They w ere the the most powerful. They

eljah
Download Presentation

Olmecs

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Olmecs The Olmecs had a Social Pyramid based on power and wealth. Mother Civilization They were the first civilization in Meso-America they influenced all civilizations that followed. Priests and Nobles—They were the the most powerful. They controlled the religion and the government Merchants and Craftsmen—They were the second most powerful group. They had skills others did not possess. 3. Farmers—They had no power.

  2. Homeland Valley of Mexico Religion Aztecs Practiced Human Sacrifice. Up to 80 a day. Government Island on Lake Texcoco Leader Moctezuma Capital City Tenochtitlan Aztec Religion Believed in the legend that the god Quetzalcoatl would show up in a one reed year to defeat the Aztecs Became powerful by building alliances-an agreement between groups. Chinampas Made made Islands filled Lake Texcoco Defeated by Cortes And the Spanish

  3. Peninsula— Land surrounded by water on three sides Mayans Located on the Yucatan Peninsula The landscape affected their Food-Clothing-Shelter Main Crops Corn Beans Squash Peppers Government Capital City Tikal 100,000 people Cenote--Underground lake Mayans—water supply Theocracy Form of government where the rulers claim to know the will of the gods.

More Related