History of Latin America: Ancient Civilizations and European Colonization.
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Maya Civilization Located in Central America
and southern Mexico
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Maya Economy Based on trade and
agriculture
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Accomplishments Architecture – step pyramid Fully developed written
language (hieroglyphs) Astronomy & Mathematics
(calendar)
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Inca Civilizations At the height of its
existence the Inca Empire was the largest nation on Earth
Largest native state to have existed in the western hemisphere
Located in the Andes Mountains – from Ecuador to Chile
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Inca Economy Based primarily on farming Terrace farming made agriculture in the Andes possible Very skilled artisans
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Ruins at Machu Picchu show terracing
Photos by Linda Hammon
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Accomplishments Advanced road system Astronomy Highly organized
government Irrigation systems System of language Domesticated the llama and
alpaca
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Aztec Civilization Located in
Central and Southern Mexico
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Aztec Economy Based on agriculture,
fishing, and trade Capital city
Tenochtitlan was built on an island in the middle of a lake – Now the center of modern Mexico City
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Accomplishments
Credited for the discovery of chocolate– Cacao beans acquired
through trade
Advanced political system
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Colonization
• Treaty of Tordesillas (1494): Split newly discovered territory between Spain & Portugal at about 22 degrees west
What was given to Portugal?
• By the end of the 16th century, LA colonized – mostly along the coastlines
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European Exploration “God, Gold, and Glory” were motivations
– Missionaries converted natives to Catholicism
– Worked natives as slaves (& imported Africans) to harvest natural resources
Columbian Exchange– Diseases wiped out many of the indigenous
Intermixing races was common
– European colonists + indigenous = mestizo
– African + indigenous = mulatto
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Lasting impact of colonization Languages – Spanish & Portuguese Most Latin Americans are Christians,
mostly Roman Catholic Economy still oriented toward export Black & mulatto populations (Haiti, Brazil, &
the Dominican Republic) Mestizo populations (Mexico & El Salvador) Culture is a mix of European & native
customs, an example of…?