HIST 1011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Catamaran, Moai, Benin Bronzes
Document Summary
Four major food staples that sustain across the globe, throughout the times the human has consumed these. A degree of contact between these two continents. Before europeans, only south america in the mountainous places. Coast of south america - remains of cities that existed along the coast (were gone before europeans arrived) By about 800 ce those communities collapse, but the civilization does not disappear. Ables to mobilize a lot of labor to build the mayan temples. Created a state in which they held central power. Waged wars to collect slaves, people to sacrifices. A state that caused a lot of fear with neighboring communities. Priests put them on an altar and using obsidian knives pulled out their live beating hearts. The victims would be rolled down the temples. When spanish arrive to conquer -- they are surprised by the society"s sophistication. They still consider them inferior because they are not following the.
