ANTH 1145 1st Edition Lecture 6Current Lecture - 5 Indian confederations of Basin of Mexicoo Tepaneca, Acolhua, Chalca, Xochimilca, culhua- Year 2 Reed, Warriors of Culhuacan attack Mexicao Mexica became Culhuacan subjects Culhuacan decides they are useful and brave so they intermarry- Atotoztli (daughter of ruler of Culhuacan) married Opochtli (Mexica Captain)- They have a kid together o Acamapichtli Name means hand full of reedso Child of high status warrior and a noble mom After 25 years of being subjects in Culhuacan…- Sacrifice/ flay daughter of Xihuitl Temoc ( Successor of Cocoxtli)- They have to flee They arrive in Tenochtitlan - Year 2 House (1325 A.D.)- This is an island in Azcapotzalco territory so they have to pay tribute to ruler Tlatoani Decide they want to imitate other “civilized” Nahuas so they decide to elect a Tlatoani (king of sorts)- 5 reed (1367)- Want Acamapichtli to be there leader, but they left him behind in Culhuacano His Aunt adopted (because she could not have kids of her own) and took him to Texcoco llancueitl noble woman of high status- daughter of ruler of texcoco- brother ruler of Coatlinchan- married former king of Coatlinchan- had to return to Coatlinchan because she couldn’t have children- Ask King of Coatlinchan for Acamapichtlio llancueitl to marry Acamapichtli and move to Tenochtitlano he says yes- Acamapichtli is elected the 1st tlatoani (king) of the Mexicao He impregnates a slave from Azcapotzalco Itzcoatl is the Acamapichtli’s first childThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- llancueitl adopts ito Mexica didn’t want the first noble child to be from a slaveo Tribal leaders gave one daughter for him to marry He had many noble children with them llancueitl takes all of them and raises as her own- this prevents internal factionalism between tribal
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