1. Geography & Agriculture
1.1. Aztec
1.1.1. was in modern Mexico City/Central America
1.1.2. High mountains
1.1.3. Surrounded by lakes
1.1.4. Climate was mild
1.1.5. grew corn,beans,squash,peppers,tomatoes
1.1.6. Lots of farming
1.1.7. Grew lots of flowers so the land would look colorful
1.1.8. Farmed for the benefit of their culture
1.2. China
1.2.1. Located modern day Nanjing, Jiangsu
1.2.2. Agricultural plantations helped them to mass produce tea, fruit and many other goods.
1.2.3. Geographical features that we were important are the Yangtze River which flows south and the Yellow River which flows to the north.
1.2.4. Rivers helped to transport goods, water and keep soil fertile producing food.
2. Social Culture & Family Life
2.1. Aztec
2.1.1. Identified as nobles,commoners,slaves,serfs
2.1.2. Followed a strict social hierarchy
2.1.3. Different social classes
2.1.4. boys are girls are treated different
2.1.5. Women would stay home and cook
2.1.6. Men would fight
2.1.7. Children who were orphaned would live with aunts and uncles or other family members
2.1.8. Joint family households
2.2. China
2.2.1. Many generations of family lived in one house.
2.2.2. Family is very important in ancient chinese history.
2.2.3. Confucian influenced social culture.
2.2.4. China was divided into 4 social classes these classes were scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans.
3. Economy & Trade
3.1. Aztec
3.1.1. Traded everything
3.1.2. traded gold,copper
3.1.3. raveled far to trade
3.1.4. make canoes to travel for trade
3.1.5. Relied heavily on farming and agriculture
3.1.6. Cacao beans were a type of money
3.1.7. Make offers on the market for various goods and services
3.1.8. Very important to keep the economy running
3.2. China
3.2.1. Largest economy in the world during that period
3.2.2. Within this economy signals of prosperity and capitalism were starting to show.
3.2.3. Made great strides in the acceleration of technology, agriculture, trade and manufacturing.
3.2.4. Know for the expansion of trade to the west these trade routes not only lead to spread of goods but the spread of disease and cultural beliefs .
4. Arts & Education
4.1. Aztec
4.1.1. jewelry
4.1.2. feather work
4.1.3. music
4.1.4. poetry
4.1.5. Everyone is educated
4.1.6. Boys and girls dont go to the same school
4.1.7. Home schooled and school
4.1.8. Discipline was very harsh
4.2. China
4.2.1. Emperors would seek out artists to decorate their palaces.
4.2.2. Many artists portrayed what life was like earlier in the dynast within their artwork
4.2.3. Lots of their architecture included walls made of white porcelain, and doorways with colorful glazed tiles.
4.2.4. Much of their painting consisted of ink and wash painting.
5. Government & Military
5.1. Aztec
5.1.1. Supreme Rulers ruled a Altepetl
5.1.2. and was owned by different people
5.1.3. supported by everyone who was an Aztec
5.1.4. called Huey Tlatoani-ultimate power in the land. Similar to a Monarchy
5.1.5. warriors were called statues
5.1.6. bow and arrow, spears, darts, club,swords
5.1.7. About 200,000 warriors
5.1.8. Jaguars and Eagles were the main military societies
5.2. China
5.2.1. Not many weapons
5.2.2. Archers that ride horses
5.2.3. Lancers would be armed with a shield and a lance, a wooden shaft with a pointed steal end Relied mostly on charging TO break through the formations the enemy had formed
5.2.4. From 1368 to 1644 the dynasty ruled china
6. Religion
6.1. Aztec
6.1.1. Mesoamerican
6.1.2. many religious festivals/human sacrifices
6.1.3. most important god is the “sun god” or “god of war”
6.1.4. they would do human sacrifices to please their gods
6.1.5. worshiped many gods
6.2. China
6.2.1. San jiao or “three teachings” was used to discuss chinese religion
6.2.2. Their religions are Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism and christianity.
6.2.3. People who believed in Buddhism and Taoism took part in practices to establish their harmony with nature
6.2.4. People who believed in Confucianism believed that if the acted well, the people below would follow and act like them.
6.2.5. Christianity was spread during their era and have influenced the chinese people and who they are today
7. Science & Technology
7.1. Aztec
7.1.1. many inventions
7.1.2. Number system
7.1.3. Mathematics
7.1.4. medicine
7.1.5. not much tech
7.2. China
7.2.1. They invented the printing technique and paper making which made the production of documents much easier and many more were created and produced.
7.2.2. They invented the toothbrush which became a big part of their society and influenced ours and many others.
7.2.3. The Ming Dynasty is also responsible for the invention of ship rudders this made the steering large ships much easier and help them to guide and navigate them on over sea ventures.
7.2.4. The invention of the compass helped them to better navigate them on overseas journeys