PPT-The Spanish Conquest of the Aztec and Inca Kingdoms

Mr Hardy RMS IB Middle School 20122013 The Aztec By 1500 the Aztec controlled a kingdom that covered almost all of Mexico The Aztec were a fierce warlike people who conquered their neighbors and . SSWH8. . Engineering an Empire: Aztec 1. Standard. SSWH8 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the development of societies in Central and South America. . a. Explain the rise and fall of the . The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Introduction. Diego Colón. Politics of “Discovery”. Earliest . Settlers:. 10,000BCE (and likely earlier…). Native creation narratives claim that the people always populated the earth. Who will survive first contact?. (. Which group is better able to stand against the Europeans?). Winterton, 2013. The Americas were not empty!. When Europeans “discovered” the Americas, they “discovered”. Postclassical Advances. Inca – Political. The . Incas ruled as a military and administrative elite. They led armies composed mostly of conquered peoples, and they staffed the bureaucracy that managed the empire's political affairs. But the Incas were not numerous enough to overwhelm their subjects. They routinely sought to encourage obedience among subject peoples by taking hostages from their ruling classes and forcing them to live at the Inca capital. When conquered peoples became restive or uncooperative, the Incas sent loyal subjects as colonists, provided them with choice land and economic benefits, and established them in garrisons to maintain order. When conquered peoples rebelled, Inca armies forced them to leave their homes and resettle in distant parts of the . 11a,b. Olmecs. Built the first planned city in Central America. Had giant stone pyramids . Invented a hieroglyphic form of writing. Invented a number system with a zero. Had accurate calendars. Around the 1. 1438-1533 CE. Largest pre-Columbian empire. Stretched 5000+ . km along western coast of South . America. Andes Mountains. Modern-Day. : Peru & Chile. Cuzco- . Political and Military hub. Identified . Aztec &. Incan Empires. Part Two. Spain Vs. Portugal. Christopher Columbus asks both countries to sponsor his voyage--Spain agrees.. Portugal soon saw the wealth that Spain was gaining, and wanted to be part of the action.. AZTEC: Social. Aztec society moved from a loose . association . of clans to a stratified society w/ a supreme . ruler.. Military class: supply captives for sacrifice. The social stresses created by the rise of nobles and system of terror and tribute = internal weaknesses that contributed to Aztec collapse. War was the key factor in the Aztecs’ rise to power. . All men at age 15 were conscripted for military service. The Aztecs built alliances, or partnerships, to build their empire.. The Aztecs made the people they conquered pay tribute, or give them cotton, gold, or food. 5TH PERIOD . Famous Conquistadors!. SS6H1 The student will describe the impact of European contact on Latin America.. a. Describe the encounter and consequences of the conflict between the Spanish and the Aztecs . Located in central Mexico 1200 – 16. th. century when they were taken over by the Spanish. Fierce warriors, conquered many people and offered them as human sacrifices to please their gods. 1325: built their capital, Tenochtitlan on Lake . Mr. Cummings. World History. Early Human Migrations. Pre-Columbian Myths. Myth: . Pre-Columbian cultures were brought over by slave ships.. False: . On the eve of Columbus’ landing, more than 5 million people living in North America alone.. A profound ‘event’. “The biggest population shift of modern times has been the colonization of the New World by the Europeans, and the resulting conquest, numerical reduction, or complete disappearance of most of Native Americans…”. The Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Mayan Map. The Mayans. The . culture. 's beginnings have been traced back to 1500 BC.. The Height of Mayan . civilization. was between 600 and 900 AD. . Mayan Government. Priests were also the role of rulers in the Mayan Government..