Ap world History: Teotihuacan and the Maya – Flashcards
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Where were these empires located?
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Mesoamerica
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Teotihuacan: government?
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Theocratic government, monarchy, however, not much known
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Mayan: government?
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City-states (regional centers), centralized government, usually hereditary, theocratic
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Teotihuacan: economy
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Agricultural based, market exchange (obsidian blades were a prized commodity), creation and use of colonies, long distance trade
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Mayan: economy?
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Agricultural based ("People of corn"), market exchange, long distance trade
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Teotihuacan: important city?
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Teotihuacan (spiritual center!)
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Teotihuacan: Methods to maintain food production and loyalty of elite?
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Tribute, human sacrifice (forced and voluntary), some slavery
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Mayan: Methods to maintain food production and loyalty of elite?
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Tribute Blood sacrifice
