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Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas, 600 ? 1500 Classical-Era Culture and Society in Mesoamerica, 600 ? 900 Mesoamericans were unified by similarities in material culture, religious beliefs and practices; they developed new forms of political organization, advances in astronomy, mathematics, improved agricultural productivity; cities were platforms/ pyramids fro religious functions; populations divided into classes, dominated by hereditary political/ religious elites, rural peasantry Teotihuac?n

AP world the earth and its people Ch. 11

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AP W SS Ch.11 Teotihuacan/ a powerful city-state in central Mexico 100BC-750CE; its population was about 150,000 at its peak in 600; city's role as a religious center and commercial power provided both divine approval of and a material basis for the elite's increased wealth and status Chinampas/ raised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields; played a crucial role in sustain Teotihuacan population unlike the other classic-period civilizations, the people of Teotihuacan did not concentrate power into the hands of a single ruler

Chapter 11 Vocabulary: The earth and its Peoples Third Edition

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Chapter 11 Vocabulary Teotihuacan- a powerful city-state in central Mexico. Population was 150,000 at its height in 600 c.e. Chinampas- narrow artificial lands constructed along lakeshores or in marshes. This increased agricultural yield because it enabled farming year round Maya- Mesoamerican civilization concentrated in Mexico?s Yucatan Peninsula and in Guatemala and Honduras but never unified into a single empire. Contributed in development in calendar Khipus- system of knotted colored cords used to aid administration and record population counts and tribute obligations Ayllu- Andean lineage group or kin-based community

AP* EDITION|THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: A GLOBAL HISTORY Chapter 11 Review

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AP* EDITION|THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: A GLOBAL HISTORY CHAPTER 11 Larger Concept Section Review Vocabulary Terms Details CLASSIC-ERA CULTURE AND SOCIETY IN MESOAMERICA, 200-900 Teotihuacan -Teotihuacan, one of the largest Mesoamerican cities, was ruled by elites who used religious rituals and military power to legitimize their authority over the many laborers who worked the surrounding fields -Teotihuacan?s impressive urban architecture, complex agriculture, and extensive trade made it a dominating cultural presence throughout Mesoamerica. Its collapse around 750 C.E. resulted from conflicts within the elite and resource mismanagement Teotihuacan-a powerful city-state in Central Mexico (100 B.C.E.-750 C.E.)
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