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1. The Aztecs
The Aztecs reined from 1325
A.D to 1519 A.D
At it’s greatest the Aztec city
of Tenochtitlan had a population
200,000 people
The city was 5 square miles
across, and consisted of 5
islands that were connected by
bridges.
Tenochtitlan was often referred
to as the “Venice of the New
World”, as it had markets
comparable to Rome and
Constantinople.
The Aztecs had apartments,
markets and even hotels!
Not everyone was allowed to own
art, only people of the upper
class and artists(people
making/selling art) could own it.
2. CULTURAL LIVING
•The Aztec’s had easily over a
hundred gods, that all served
their own distinct purpose.
•They made thousands of
sacrifices within their 18th month
cycle, anywhere from 10-20
thousand.
•The person who would get
sacrificed was painted as part of
ritual , then get their heart cut
out, and would be thrown down all
the stairs of the
tmeple/pyramid, and they
disposed of the body by feeding
to zoo animals or putting heads
Arts & Language
on display.
•The Aztecs worked with a great
dela of metal but not iron.
•The language they spoke was
Nahuan, which consisted of words
and phrases put together.
•Not everyone was allowed to own
art, only people of the upper class
and artists(people making/selling
art) could own it.
•Artist variations included
workers, scribes, potters, and
feather workers.
3. The Incas
The Incans created and adorned many items to
wear as jewelry.
Crowns, sandals, bangles, earrings, nose
rings, necklaces and even chest aprons served as
jewelry, and each used different materials that
delineated important markings like social status.
The Inca jewelry was use in daily basis by the
royal families, authorities of the kingdom and the
Inca Ruler himself. The common citizens were
using their gold and jewelry artifacts only for
special celebrations and religious ceremonies.
The Incas jewelry was develop from the daily use
items, with applications of gold and gemstones to
make it special.
One remarkable piece of Inca jewelry is the
golden chest apron. It was two pieces that cover
the entire thorax, join on the shoulders and tie on
the sides with textiles. The chest aprons were use
as an armor for the Inca warriors, made in copper
with an internal layer of llama leather to protect
the skin.
The Incas make necklaces from
seed, gemstones, seashells, leather, braided
textiles, gold and everything else that they believe
that was shiny enough to decorate themselves.
4.
Incas Religion
The Inca religion had two theories of religion and divinities.
The first theory is the fundamental religion and it has three
levels. First the Hanan Pacha or universe, this level contains
divinities like the sun, the moon, the stars, the lightning, the
rain and the wind. The second level is the Kai Pacha or
earth, this level contains divinities like the mountains, the
rivers, the stones, the water, the animals and the plants.
The third level is the Uju Pacha or underground world that
contains the death ancestors, goblins, mukis and Sacras or
Inca demons. The second theory on the Inca religion has
three types of divinities. First: The Pachayachachic, creator of
heaven and earth, universal supreme God, the beginning and
end. Second: The Inti, god creator of men and nature. Third:
The Apu, spirits who live in the hills, in the environment
around us, in the death mummies of Inca kings and in the Inca
Pyramids.
The Inca religion had bishops call Vilcas; they travel around
the kingdom to supervise the temples and the religion
practice. Each Inca priest was specialize in particular
divinities, like the Inticamaccuna, priest that exclusive worship
the sun. The moon female priest was the
Quillamamacuna, the Illapacamac for lightning and the
huacamayoc for Inca pyramids. The second style of priests
practice magic and predict the future. Like the Soyac using
corn, the Hechecoc that use the coca leaves, just to mention a
few.
They use the Huacas or Inca pyramids as centers for religious
celebrations; they had hundreds around the kingdom. The
Incas knew the solar calendar of 365 days, so they build 365
Huacas around Cusco, one Huaca for each day of the Inca
Calendar. The Huacas were the main religious centers and
5.
Incas Culture
The real name of the Inca culture is the Quechua
culture. It's important to clarify that Inca or Sapan
Inca was the name of the king, the emperor or
supreme authority of the kingdom. Quechua was the
Incas language and based in the name of the
language that they spoke; the real name of the
Incas culture should be, the Quechua culture. The
original way to spell Quechua was, Queswa.
The Queswa culture or Inca culture for us, born in
the 1100 AD. They were a simple Inca Tribe, where
everything belongs to the Inca king. Work for the
kingdom was compulsory and one third of what your
work produce has to be offer to the Inca king. The
Inca government shares all products around the
kingdom providing food to the hungry and clothing
to the people that need it. They also provide
health, agriculture technology, hydraulics and all
necessary materials to improve the living conditions
of the families that work for the Inca king.
The success of the Inca culture was because the
Incas keep a reciprocity agreement with the tribes
recently add to the Inca kingdom. It means the
Incas respect the traditions, possessions, religion
and even authorities of the conquered tribes. The
tribes assume the compromise to respect the Inca
Ruler as their king, adapt to the new laws and
religion, and learn the Quechua language. They also
have to learn new technology that would help them
to defeat poverty and create a sustainable
economy.
The Inca culture authorities force the people to
have the doors of their homes open during the
daytime. It was the method the Incas authorities
use to guarantee the respect of all Inca laws and
secondary laws. Even that this laws sounds terrible;
7. Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is an old Incan
settlement located almost 8,000
feet above sea level around the
Cusco Region of Peru in the
Andes mountains.
It is believed to be built around
1450 at the height of the Inca
Empire for the emperor
Pachacuti.
It is sometimes referred to as
the “Lost City of the Incas”
since the Spanish were never
able to find it until an American
Historian, Hiram Bingham
discovered it in 1911.
Machu Picchu is believed to be a
religious site for the Inca since
it is built in sacred landscape
features such as its mountains.
8.
Machu Picchu has been considered
one of the seven wonders of the
world.
Almost thirty percent of the old
Inca site has been restored for
tourist attraction. Its about three
and a half hours away from Cusco.
The city holds fountains and small
pools with temples and alters cut
from granite.
There are more than two-hundred
structures built with beautiful well
cut stone that don’t even need
mortar to hold the walls in place.
