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Mesoamerican Empires

Mesoamerican Empires. Mesoamericans. Olmec are the earliest MesoAmericans. Mesoamericans. Advancements in: 1. agriculture 2. astronomy and math 3. architecture. Mesoamericans. Cities were built upon raised platforms and they had pyramids devoted to worshipping gods. Teotihuacan.

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Mesoamerican Empires

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  1. Mesoamerican Empires

  2. Mesoamericans • Olmec are the earliest MesoAmericans

  3. Mesoamericans • Advancements in: 1. agriculture 2. astronomy and math 3. architecture

  4. Mesoamericans • Cities were built upon raised platforms and they had pyramids devoted to worshipping gods

  5. Teotihuacan • 100 BCE-750 CE • Located outside modern day Mexico City • City-State (later will be Aztec)

  6. Teotihuacan • This city state is known for the role of religion and architecture • The architecture aligned with the mountains and reflected the movement of the stars • Pyramids were dedicated to the Sun and Moon gods

  7. Teotihuacan

  8. Teotihuacan • Chinampas- “floating gardens” narrow artificial islands constructed on lake shores

  9. Mesoamerica • Mayan • Present day Guatamala, Honduras, and Belize • 250 CE- 900 CE • Moche • Northern Peru • 200 CE

  10. The Mayan • Share a single culture, but never create a unified state. • Rival kingdoms led by hierarchal leaders who struggle for power.

  11. The Mayan • The use of slash and burn agriculture uses us the soil’s nutrients • As the population rose, the Mayans moved to more fertile areas and drained swamps.

  12. The Mayan • The Mayan made great achievements:

  13. The Moche- Andean South America • An Andean civilization • Never establish a formal empire but created a unified political structures

  14. The Moche • Construct huge networks of canals and aqueducts for irrigation • Rely on llamas and alpacas to transport goods across the mountains • Their wool provided raw material for textiles and the meat was part of the diet.

  15. The Moche • Highly stratified social hierarchy • Government- theocracy

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