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History and Government (Ancient people (Olmec (Resourses (jade, obsidian),…
History and Government
Ancient people
Olmec
Resourses
jade
obsidian
Crops
Maize
Squash
southern Mexico
Maya
hieroglyphs
recordings of their kings
Mexico's Yucatan Peninnsula
Astronomy
calenders
Toltec
resources
obsidian
used for weapons
monopoly
control in trade
Aztec
Tenochtitlan
huge temples
roads and bridges
floating gardens
Inca
irrigation
roads and bridges
military posts
European conquest
Hernan Cortez
looked for riches
conquered Tenochtitlan
Francisco Pizzaro
killed Inca ruller
conquered Inca
Spanish gained large wealth from the conqeusts
built an empire with much of south america
countries wanted power like Spain
Seized parts of the Americas
Spread Christianity
used Native workers for cash crops
used enslaved Africans
trade