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what empires were the precursors to the Aztecs
Olmecs or Mayans
describe the political and social structure of the Aztec empire
alliance of the three major cities, very hierarchical with an emperor on top and a group of unruly nobles beneath him with a class of powerful priests to keep order in the cosmos
in what ways did the Aztecs "appease the gods"?
Why?
human sacrifice- to keep order
what areas did the Aztec influence expand over
southern mexico, parts of Guatemala and the Yucatan
what were some of the main accomplishments of the Aztecs
the building of their capital city Tenochtitlan (divided and serviced by canals), and the construction of chinampas for food
despite their geographical challenges how were the Incas able to unify their empire?
trade and a very effective administrative structure
what commonalities existed between the spanish political systems and the Aztec/Inca systems that made it easier for the spanish to establish rule
administrative structures were similar, similar link between religious and secular power
how did the spanish change the previous "mita" system to their benefit
used the system with an emperor on top and made it all much suckier
what are two reasons why the spanish relied on natives as a labor source instead of importing slaves from Africa
they were used to the high altitudes of the mining sites and the death rate of the work and mercury poisoning was very high
despite the influx of silver making Spain the wealthiest nation in Europe, why did their economy begin to decline
inflation, the value of the silver currency decreased significantly, and the warring diminished their funds and they went into debt
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