REGIONAL OUTLINE FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN 8000 600 CE 600 1450 CE 1450-1750 CE 1750 1900 CE 1900 Present – – – – (Units 1 and 2) (Unit 3) (Unit 4) (Unit 5) (Unit 6) Priests are revered Society Patriarchal (although women are appreciated) Politics and Leaders are related to divinity (priests) Government Hierarchal system Localized power; decentralized (except Mayans) Chavin; Mayans; Aztecs; Incas Interactions Most are not centered around river-valleys Localized trade and war No international interactions Terraced-farming (Andes Mountains) Culture Ziggurat-like structures; religious buildings (Science, Calendar Inventions, No wheel Art, Infrastructure (Aztecs aquaducts); – Architecture) chinampas Religion Animism Polytheism Worship of nature Human sacrifice is key Sun god Economy Local trade Internally based; no international trade Agriculturally focused Large local marketplaces Terraced-farming
REGIONAL OUTLINE FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN 8000 – 600 CE (Units 1 and 2) 600 – 1450 CE (Unit 3) 1450-1750 CE (Unit 4) 1750 – 1900 CE (Unit 5) 1900 – Present (Unit 6) Society Priests are revered Patriarchal (although women are appreciated) Politics and Government Leaders are related to divinity (priests) Hierarchal system Localized power; decentralized (except Mayans) Chavin; Mayans; Aztecs; Incas Interactions Most are not centered around river-valleys Localized trade and war No international interactions Terraced-farming (Andes Mountains) Culture (Science, Inventions, Art, Architecture) Ziggurat-like structures; religious buildings Calendar No wheel Infrastructure (Aztecs – aquaducts); chinampas Religion Animism Polytheism Worship of nature Human sacrifice is key Sun god Economy Local trade Internally based; no international trade Agriculturally focused Large local marketplaces Terraced-farming
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