The document summarizes early civilizations in Mesoamerica, including the Olmec from 1200 BC to 400 BC, Teotihuacan from 100 AD to 650 AD, the Maya from 250 AD to 900 AD, the Toltec from 900 AD to 1200 AD, and the Aztec from 1300 AD to 1521 AD. It provides time periods and locations for major sites of these civilizations, including San Lorenzo, La Venta and Tres Zapotes for the Olmec and the Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan. It also discusses trade routes and cultural traits shared among Mesoamerican societies such as calendars, ball games, and human sacrifice
The Domestication of Plants and Animals in The Americas. Henry Lesperance
The document discusses the development of early civilizations in the Americas. It focuses on the factors that enabled complex social institutions to form, such as organized religion and education. Specifically, it examines the domestication of animals and plants like maize, and the agricultural techniques used by civilizations like the Aztecs and Incas to cultivate crops. It describes how maize was a central part of rituals, ceremonies and cuisine for many indigenous groups.
The Aztec civilization originated in Aztlan and began migrating toward central Mexico around 1100 AD led by their deity Huitzilopochtli. They founded their capital city of Tenochtitlan on islands in Lake Texcoco between 1325-1345. By the time of the Spanish conquest led by Hernan Cortes in 1519-1521, the Aztec Empire dominated much of Mesoamerica through tributes paid by conquered nations. The Aztec were known for their agriculture, literature preserved in codices, and religion which involved significant human sacrifice to appease their gods.
The document summarizes early civilizations in Mesoamerica, including the Olmec from 1200 BC to 400 BC, Teotihuacan from 100 AD to 650 AD, the Maya from 250 AD to 900 AD, the Toltec from 900 AD to 1200 AD, and the Aztec from 1300 AD to 1521 AD. It provides time periods and locations for major sites of these civilizations, including San Lorenzo, La Venta and Tres Zapotes for the Olmec and the Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan. It also discusses trade routes and cultural traits shared among Mesoamerican societies such as calendars, ball games, and human sacrifice
The Domestication of Plants and Animals in The Americas. Henry Lesperance
The document discusses the development of early civilizations in the Americas. It focuses on the factors that enabled complex social institutions to form, such as organized religion and education. Specifically, it examines the domestication of animals and plants like maize, and the agricultural techniques used by civilizations like the Aztecs and Incas to cultivate crops. It describes how maize was a central part of rituals, ceremonies and cuisine for many indigenous groups.
The Aztec civilization originated in Aztlan and began migrating toward central Mexico around 1100 AD led by their deity Huitzilopochtli. They founded their capital city of Tenochtitlan on islands in Lake Texcoco between 1325-1345. By the time of the Spanish conquest led by Hernan Cortes in 1519-1521, the Aztec Empire dominated much of Mesoamerica through tributes paid by conquered nations. The Aztec were known for their agriculture, literature preserved in codices, and religion which involved significant human sacrifice to appease their gods.
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