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Central + South American and the Caribbean Islands - Coggle Diagram
Central + South American and the Caribbean Islands
Brazil
Different Groups
Carib
Arawak
Tupi
Nambicara
Mexico
Aztecs
Social Classes
Warrior/hunters
Conquerors of other groups
Strict social structure
4 classes
Women had separate roles
Kings were descended from gods
Montezuma I
Religion
Sun God was Quetzalcoatl
Lake Texcoco
Tenochtitlan (largest city)
Technology
Temples
Aquaducts
Roads
Developed 2 calendars
Irrigation
Maya
Astronomy
Writing
Pyramids
Great Cities
Corn
Caribbean Islands
Indigenous people were overworked and starved
Columbian Exchange
Central America
Maya
Guatemala
Belieze
Andes
Moche
Mapucho
Aymara
Inca
Advancements
Mathematics
Engineers
Quipu
Terrace Farming
Roads
Irrigation
Society
Language = Quechua
Emperors
Divine Rulers
Pachacuti
Government
Capital City= Cuzco
Machu Piccu
Strong Central Goverment
Taxes
Building projects
Emperors
Religion
Sun God Inti
Polytheistic
Divine Rulers
Tropical North
Different Groups
Carib
Arawak
Cara
Chibcha
Quitu
Earliest Societies
Zapotec
Toltec
Warlike
Farming
Metal Working
Maya
Society
Sometimes had women rulers
Advancements
Written language
Invented the 0
Astronomy
Created 2 calendars
265 days
260 days
How the gods reveal their plans
Religion
Religious ceremonies
Gods control everything
God like kings
Pascal II
50 independent city-states
Strict class system
Unknown collapse
Olmec
Teotihuacan