ANTH 1145 1st EditionExam# 1 Study Guide Lectures: 1 - 14Lecture 1 Make sure you know and understand all the ways to study the Aztecs- Ethnohistory- Historical Records- Archaeology- Ethnology - EpigraphyLecture 2 - Make sure you know that environment determines culture and that there’s no such thing as a pristine environment- Know the difference between Mesoamerica and Middle Americao One is geographic and the other is cultural- Primary areas based on rainfallo Desert: no agriculture - Know that mountains create ecological tiers- Know the time Period they lived ino Post Classic (about 1500 AD)- Know what linguistic family they come from and what language they speako Uto-Aztecano NahuatlLecture 3- Be familiar with carbon datingo Carbon 12 and 14 are the most importantand most stableo Only date things that were once aliveo Carbon 14 decays over time o Wilard creates in 1949 and brings it to Mesoamerica- Olmecso Jade statueso 1st major complex society- Food sources after mammoths disappearo Smaller gameo Good at domesticating plants- Agave o Be familiar will what it was used for - Corn o Know it’s importance to the Aztecs Lecture 4- Toltec Heritageo Know what these are… Quetzalcoatl Tezcatlipoca TulaLecture 5 Know Aztec-Mexica Migrationo Know who the chichimecs areo Know they migrated north to southo Know the Aztecs world view based on their mythso Know that Aztlan is the place of origin of Aztecso Know who Huitzilopochtil is (VERY IMPORTANT GOD) Hummingbird to the southo Know Chicomoztoc and why it’s important Seven caveso Know why Hueycuahtlapance is a significant placeLecture 6 Know the 5 confederations in the Basin of Mexico and be able to locate them on a mapo Tepaneca, Acolhua, Chalca, Xochimilca, Culhua Know that Mexica were subjects to Cuhuan and why their tie to this community was significant (marriage and children)o Know why their relationship ends and why they have to leave Know why Acamapichtli is important Know who llancueitl is and why she is importantLecture 7 Know the relationship with the Toltecso Know who Huitzilihuitl iso Know who Chimalpopoca is and why he is importantLecture 8 Know who Itzcoatl is and why he is important Familiarize yourself with what leads up to the fall of Azcapotzalcoo Know that the Aztec triple Alliance comes out of this Texcoco, Mexico, TecubaLecture 9 Familiarize yourself with the Aztec family structureLecture 10 Familiarize yourself with their agricultural techniques o MilpaLecture 11 Know what each of these terms areo Check damso Hillslope Contour Terraceo Terraceo Irrigationo Diversion Damso Acequia Madreo Sluice Gateso Aqueductso ChinampaLecture 11-14 Make Sure to Familiarize yourself with the altepetl (IMPORTANT)o Especially read the Lockhart reading as this will be the essay