HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Codex Mendoza, Lake Texcoco, Andes
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Who they found: savages, uncivilized, lack culture and technology, one sided ideals. Civilized by european standards: use of metal, bureaucracy, taxes, social hierarchy, writing system. Tenochtitlan: running water, clean streets, larger than any contemporary european city, mexican cultures created corn. North america: main to carolinas the coastline was lined with, farms, cleared land. Interior for many miles and densely population villages. Illustrates their history and conquests: ties civilization together. Foundation of tenochtitlan: surrounded by dry land, tight knit, highly organized, founded in early 14th c, city of the cosmos to the aztecs, spiritual and secular center, temples, canals, aqueducts and botanical garden, (cid:862)garde(cid:374) of the (cid:449)orld(cid:863) Aztec pyramids: centers of religious sacrifice, sun god, enormous effort and social control required to build. Aztec human sacrifice: hearts of those captured in battle. Intimidation to other: sacrifice of others to benefit our own. Included rainforest, desert, and 20,000 ft. peaks: population: between 15 and 20 million.
