A. Teotihuacan—”City of the Gods”

1. 100 BC

2. Set cultural patterns

B. Maya—Lower Mexico

I. Pre-Aztec Mexico: 100BC-1400AD

A. Teotihuacan—”City of the Gods” 100 BC Set cultural patterns

B. Maya—Lower Mexico 1. Calendar 2. Math

C. Toltec Empire—700-1100 AD 1. Tula 2. Culture 3. Invasion—Quetzacoatl

I. Pre-Aztec Mexico: 100BC-1400AD

A. 1325—Nomads

1. Tenochitlan

2. Conquest of neighbors

B. Itzcoatl—1428-1440 1. Boundaries

2. Tenochitlan in 1500 a. Temple Precinct

b. Tlateloco

c. Canals and bridges

II. Rise of the Aztecs

A. Class Structure

1. Pipiltin

2. Macehualtin

3. Tlamatinime

4. Mayeques

III. Aztec Culture

B. Education and Culture

1. Schools

a. Calmecac

b. Telpochcalli

2. Writing

3. Calendars

III. Aztec Culture

A. “People of the Sun”

1. Huizilopochtili

2. Human Sacrifice

B. Warfare

A. Weapons—Macana, Atlatl, and bow

IV. Religion and Warfare

A. “People of the Sun”

Huizilopochtili

Human Sacrifice

B. Warfare

1. Weapons—Macana, Atlatl, and bow

2. Pre-Attack Ritual

IV. Religion and Warfare