CAS AN 101 Chapter 12: The First Cities and States
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Important terms to remember from chapter 12: aztec - chapter 11 focuses on the development of cities and states, which created a radical shift within the development of human society. The aztec society is considered to be among the first nomadic tribes, and they largely resided in modern day region of modern mexico and then mov- ing throughout mescoamerica. The aztec culture is largely studied by anthropologists today be- cause they were the first cultural group to truly develop an intricate community that was com- posed of social, political, religious, and commercial trade routes. The term given to the earliest known and recorded formal systems of writing is cuneiform. The distinguishing characteristic of this particular type of writing is its wedge-shaped marks that were made on clay tablets. As such, groups of nations or people groups began to be ruled by an emperor (or empress), or some other type of powerful and cen- tralized form of government.
