ANTH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Mesoamerican Region, Chichimeca, Chinampa
Document Summary
Obsidian to lowlands in exchange for honey and salt. Controls political, economic, and ideological realms of mesoamerica. Tribute oriented societies, taxation and tribute from surrounds villages. Temple to quetzalcoatl (200 servants buried/sacrificed at the site) Increasing human sacrifice to terrorize and control population. Temple of sun: made from earth, adobe, and piled rubbled, which was then faced with stone. Inside of the structure was faces of the dead, priests, shamans, and forms of cannibalism. 650 ad the city intentionally destroyed, reason is a mystery. Shape the political, economic, and social development of almost the entire mesoamerican region. Weak provinces rise up, join forces, and overthrow. Ritual use of sound and color to appease spirits and create symbolic order in the world. Military campaigns to control economic resources and stamp out political foes. Religion includes beliefs of other, earlier mesoamerican societies. To appease huitzilopochtli (god of wa r) and tlaloc (god of rain) -especially at end of 52 year calendar cycle.
