HIST 1F96 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Maya Civilization, Teotihuacan, Cultural Assimilation
12 Mar 2014
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Native societies in latin america (week 2, september 17 th , 2013) Major societies in south america are similar to each other, organized a like. They had a more complex structure, not to say it was more advanced than north american societies. Some were bigger and more complex than european cities at the time. Sophisticated and highly stratified society existed from 200 c. e. in the central valley of mexico. Tribute system of agricultural production created huge crop surpluses and allowed formation of huge cities. Supported a population of close to 250,000 people making it one of the largest cities of its time. Featured massive temples on each end of the public square dedicated to the gods of the sun, and moon larger than the pyramids of egypt. High population density because of multi-residential dwellings provided housing for hundreds of families. In market place ( avenue of the day ), goods like copper bracelets and feather headdresses.
