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The Post Classic Period & The Aztec

The Post Classic Period & The Aztec. Coe’s Mexico- chapters 8,9 & 10. The Post-Classic. War- a dominant trait Increase in human sacrifice City location Tollan- Tolteca Capital (Tula) Tarascan/ Purepécha - Michoacán Mixtecos- mountainous land in western and northern Oaxaca

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The Post Classic Period & The Aztec

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  1. The Post Classic Period & The Aztec Coe’s Mexico- chapters 8,9 & 10

  2. The Post-Classic • War- a dominant trait • Increase in human sacrifice • City location • Tollan- Tolteca Capital (Tula) • Tarascan/Purepécha- Michoacán • Mixtecos- mountainous land in western and northern Oaxaca • Zapotec culture at Mitla

  3. The Toltec State • First to dominate • Tezcatlipoca- main god, war god • Tribute- looser military strength with a focus on art & entertainment • First leader- a general married to a woman from Xochicalco • Topitzin & Quetzalcoatl • Shift in power in 997AD • Myth of Tula- Civil War between Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl • Toltecs relocate to other smaller towns in the Central Valley of Mexico

  4. The Mexica from Aztlán • Where was Aztlán? Four theories: • Huasteca, Zacatecas, Jalisco, Nayarit, Los Angeles? • Skills- warriors • Huitziloptzlí & the legend of the eagle & the snake. • Mexica changed their name to Azteca claiming the land of Aztlán.

  5. The Aztec Empire • Historical background • Cosmology/Religion and Ideals • Economy • Social structure • Military & Wars • Architecture

  6. The Aztec Empire • Political Life • 1200-1250AD come as mercenaris • Militarism- the greatest empire of Mesoamerica (1+ million people) • Influence of Tlacaéle • Land ownership • Pochtecas • War as permanent policy (100 yrs. Of War) • 1520- Tenochtitlan

  7. The Aztec Empire • Class system • Gender • Education • Gender Equality • Family life • “ The Flowery War” mythology • Conclusion

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