How Does Teotihuacan Culture Affect How Many Spice Chart
Teotihuacan:
Political:
Power not concentrated in the hands of a single ruler.
The rapid growth in urban population initially resulted from a series of volcanic eruptions that disrupted agriculture.
The elite used the cities growing labor resources to bring marginal lands into production.
Members of the elite controlled the state bureaucracy, tax collection, and commerce.
Economy:
More than 2 % of the urban population was engaged in making obsidian tools
More than 2/3 of the city’s residence retained their dependency on agriculture
Chinampas
Religion:
Religious architecture rose above a city center aligned with nearby sacred mountains and reflecting the movement of the stars.
The city’s role as a religious center …show more content…
They didn’t establish a formal empire or create unified political structures
Theocratic
Wealth , power, political power were in the hands of priest and military leaders
Political leaders were chosen based on ability to do rituals
Economy:
Produced cocoa
Cultivated maize, quinoa, beans, manioc, sweet potatoes.
Subsistence farming
Women made weaving
Pottery
Gold jewelry , metal work
Religious:
Natural forces
Rituals
Social:
Meat was important in their diets
Women had a special role in making textiles
The need to organize large numbers of laborers to construct and maintain the irrigation system helped promote class division
Elite wore tall headdresses
Gold and gold alloy jewelry marked their social position
Large gold plugs decorated their ears
Men & women in agriculture
Interactions:
None
Art:
Pottery
Irrigation system
Gold
Jewelry
Textiles
Near:
North coastal region of Peru
Inca:
Political:
Empire
Large professional military
Decentralized
Warfare extended their
Political:
Power not concentrated in the hands of a single ruler.
The rapid growth in urban population initially resulted from a series of volcanic eruptions that disrupted agriculture.
The elite used the cities growing labor resources to bring marginal lands into production.
Members of the elite controlled the state bureaucracy, tax collection, and commerce.
Economy:
More than 2 % of the urban population was engaged in making obsidian tools
More than 2/3 of the city’s residence retained their dependency on agriculture
Chinampas
Religion:
Religious architecture rose above a city center aligned with nearby sacred mountains and reflecting the movement of the stars.
The city’s role as a religious center …show more content…
They didn’t establish a formal empire or create unified political structures
Theocratic
Wealth , power, political power were in the hands of priest and military leaders
Political leaders were chosen based on ability to do rituals
Economy:
Produced cocoa
Cultivated maize, quinoa, beans, manioc, sweet potatoes.
Subsistence farming
Women made weaving
Pottery
Gold jewelry , metal work
Religious:
Natural forces
Rituals
Social:
Meat was important in their diets
Women had a special role in making textiles
The need to organize large numbers of laborers to construct and maintain the irrigation system helped promote class division
Elite wore tall headdresses
Gold and gold alloy jewelry marked their social position
Large gold plugs decorated their ears
Men & women in agriculture
Interactions:
None
Art:
Pottery
Irrigation system
Gold
Jewelry
Textiles
Near:
North coastal region of Peru
Inca:
Political:
Empire
Large professional military
Decentralized
Warfare extended their