European maritime voyaging in the fifteenth century differ from that of China? What accounts for these differences? 11. What differences can you identify among the four major empires in the Islamic world of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? 12. What distinguished the Aztec and Inca empires from each other? 13. How did Aztec religious thinking support the
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Guillermo Ap World 1/07/13 Incas and Aztecs Although the Aztecs and the Incas were both isolated groups with a powerful and elite middle class in South America that existed around the same time‚ the empires developed different political means. The Aztecs were a major tribe/civilization located in Central Mexico. The Incas were also a tribe/civilization located in Peru. While their geographic locations were completely
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Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Inca Civilizations Essay Prompt and Passages Write an informative essay that discusses why the societies in the following articles were influential in both the past and the present. Include evidence from what you have read. Manage your time carefully so that you can: ● Read the passages ● Plan your essay ● Write your essay ● Revise and edit your essay Your written response should be in the form of a multiparagraph essay. Remember to spend time reading
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Toltecs:a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before theadvent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying thefoundation of Aztec culture. Aztecs:a member of a Nahuatlspeaking state in central Mexico thatwas conquered by Cortés in 1521. Pipiltin:were the noble social class in the Mexica Empire Tlacaelel: was the principal architect of the Aztec Triple Alliance and hence the Mexica empire Huitzilopochtli: the Aztec god of war and of the sun. Calpulli: was the designation of an organizational
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system support the unity and strength of the Mali Empire? (5 points) Select one: a. Clans sent their young men to the capital‚ Timbuktu‚ to be educated. b. The emperor stationed military units in each region to ensure loyalty. c. The headmen of the clans served as judges in the imperial courts. d. Each clan was assigned a specialty‚ such as trade or the military. Question3 What role did Islam play in increasing the importance of the Songhai Empire? (5 points) Select one: a. Islamic law helped unify
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wealth and trading partners. The colonisation by the Spanish had a detrimental effect on the Aztec and the Inca civilisations. The Aztecs and Incas were a very advanced civilisation that the Spanish had never seen before. When the Spanish first arrived in the Americas‚ they were surprised to see clean‚ ordered and well planned cities with temples and architecture that was unknown to the Spanish. The Aztec Empire particularly grabbed the Spanish’s attention with its capital‚ Tenochtitlan. The city was
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Unit 7- Essay: The Americas The Aztecs and Inca people had many issues and concerns when they came in contact with the European people. In this essay I will be comparing the issues‚ and concerns of Aztec and Inca cultures to their contacts with the Europeans. Some of the issues that I will be discussing are from the time period that covered roughly the 1400’s to roughly around the 1500’s. The Aztecs were American Indian people who ruled a mighty empire in Mexico from the 1400’s to 1500’s. In
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University of Phoenix Material Week One Study Guide As you read this week’s required materials‚ complete this study guide. Review the material to study for the final examination in Week Five. This is a multipage assignment: double-check that you have completed each page before submitting. History and Archaeology I. Fill in the blanks to complete the following sentences. • The written record of the past and the study of past written records is called History . • The
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1500‚ three advanced civilizations developed in Central and South America. Ruins from the Mayan civilization remain even today in southern Mexico‚ Guatemala‚ and Honduras. The Aztecs‚ who conquered most of Mexico‚ built a highly-developed civilization in the 1400’s. At the same time‚ the Incas were building an empire in Peru. Directions The following question is based on the accompanying documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s
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gardens. 3. What are some of the typical trade goods within the Aztec empire? Which items particularly impressed the Spanish? Typical items that Mexica traded were textiles‚ fur blankets‚ embroidered clothes‚ jewelry‚ and obsidian. Luxury items like translucent jade‚ emeralds‚ tortoise shells‚ jaguar skins‚ and vanilla beans and cocoa were traded among the elites. The Spanish marveled at many of the items and gems the Aztecs owned as well as their markets and temples 4. What are the distinctive
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