Aztecs
Hieroglyphs in writing
Farming - small rectangular piece of land on water
BUI - obsidian
Trade - didn't use metal coins they used goods
also used canoes not cars
Religion 13 heavens and 9 hells
made temples to praise there gods
tecuhtli - very high person in the Aztec community
Acamapichtli - first emperor of the dynasty
Power - long story - Cortez landed on there territory and they didn't like that so they sent them gold bribes and Cortez wanted more. and they had all there boats burned so they couldn't go home and kept on fighting and Cortez won.
Science - made medicine and had a math system much like the Mayans
Sun God - wanted them to sacrifice people everyday so the sun would come up the next day, wouldn't kill there own kind they would take people from other small tribes and kill them.
BUI -
Obsidian - volcanic glass formed as a rock used to make weapons sharper
Montezuma - fifth Aztec emperor who was killed during the Spanish conquest
Quetzalcoatl - was a Christ like figure who was in the Aztec times as the creator of the earth.. he said he would one day return to retake his throne.
The native Americans -
lived very much with the land
Iriqouis - lived in long houses, 60 people in one house
hunted deer or anything with good fur
men would hunt
women would plant
had about 6 festivals a year to give thanks
had 5 small tribes in one big one and called themselves the separated nations
Built there houses in cliffs
used wool and cotton for clothing
only had one large meal a day
prayed to kichina for rain
How they lost power - the white man took there land
Religion - believed i life after death
totem pole were used to mark there territory
Agriculture -
usually had women plant the food
Corn beans squash
Gather beans and such
used other animal skins to sneak up on the animals
Language and writing---
Didnt have much to write on
Math and science
Used symbols for the number system
trade
traded amongst the other tribes
once the white man came they traded much more things like guns and steel and horses
BUI -
Odoodem - native american term for totem pole
Pueblo - small houses made out of adobe
Potlatch - festival - was a gift giving festival - share the wealth
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