Incas vs. Aztecs: Production and operations

February 13, 2016 by elliejayo Leave a Comment

The Incas and Aztecs were two of the largest native empires in America. These groups were similar and different in many ways. The Incas were very into trading. They would trade their own creations amongst one another, from Inca to Inca. Although they did have some very talented creations they were not allowed to become their own merchant. The most popular creation was cloth, they were very well known for their cloth production. While there were people making materials for the general necessities there were also peasant who played a different role. The peasants grew crops and performed hard manual labor for their areas. One thing that I found very interesting in my research was that the peasants were actually required to hand over a percentage of their crops to the state. Unlike the Incas the Aztecs would produce their own goods and exchange them outside their empire. The Aztecs were far wealthier than the Incas were and it showed in their produced good they acquired. Like the Incas were known for their cloth production because it was a very difficult thing to produce, the Aztecs were known for their cocoa beans, these were extremely valuable and brought them a lot of profit. One thing that helped them out a lot was their location. They were able to travel and expand themselves whereas the Incas were far more secluded in the mountains. Another very interesting difference between these two were that in the Aztec community there was never really any complete control or assigned roles, Whereas the Incans were very heavily monitored and had specific roles and duties assigned to each class of people.

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Aztec vs. Incas. Amrita K., Mike C., Alex M. and Uggi L.

Other Large Structures

February 9, 2016 by amandalennox Leave a Comment

The Great Mosque of Djenne was part of the muslim religion. It was considered an adobe building which means it was made of material from the earth and often organic. The walls were made from sun-dried earth bricks, sand, earth baked motar. Its structure is 3 symmetric arrangement of 3 large towers. There are annual festivals where all gather for music and food and to repaid any damages that may have occured in the past year.

The Cathedral of Cordoba was divided between the Christian and then Muslim. Later on it was converted to Roman Catholic. It is made from pure gold nails and red marble columns. the main hall serves for prayer of any kind. Architecture is similar to that of the Great Mosque of Damascus.

Ise Grand Shrine is rebuild every 20 years and have a ceremony to celebrate thereafter. The present building was built in 2013. The architecture style is that of Shinmei-Zukuri which demonstrate simplicity and antiquity. It is built with Japanese cypress trees with a raised thatched roof. The roof absorbs water in rainfall and becomes heavy and closes any gaps to keep the inside dry. During summer time the roof will dry and become light again.

The Buddhas of Bamiyan are very treasured statues whos bodies are made directly from the sandstone and details from mud mixed with straw and coated with stucco. They were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 and now there are promises to rebuild. After destruction there were 50 caves discovered and 12 of the caves had ancient paintings inside. In 2015, there was a 3d light projection made to resemble the destroyed artifacts.

The friends meeting place is a place where Quakers were to meet for worship. Those referred to the word “church” to the body of people who make up the worshipping community. They are known for their simplicity, equality, community and peace. The structure itself manifested and enhanced the Quaker Testimonies and the cultivation of the Inner Light that was essential to the Friends.

Renovation of the Washington meeting place include an elevator and more modern technology. They want to make it more open for campus and to have the Meeting Place on the left and the Quaker house on the right. They wish to expand to allow for more things to occur.

first thanksgiving

February 8, 2016 by indeabennett 1 Comment

1.tells the story of the first Thanksgiving as you remember it being taught to you.

There was a group of people in England called the puritans, the king didn’t like the way they practiced religion. So people started talking about going across the ocean to the Americas where the land hadn’t been settled. One group went to Roanok virginia but they were never heard from again. Still the situation was bad enough that people took the mayflower crossed the ocean to what they hoped would be a better life. The trip was longer than any of them had expected and when they arrived it didn’t get any better. They had to build where they would sleep, grow what they would eat and it was very different from the way they had imagined it. For a long time they barely fed all the villagers and their first winter killed more people than they could afford. A native american tribe in the area saw these struggles and after a while they began helping the settlers. The Native Americans were very generous and thanks to them they soon started doing better. The pilgrims were thankful and after the harvest made a feast inviting the Indians to eat with them as thanks.

2. shares any activities you recall being asked to complete (e.g., crafts, shared meals) in your elementary school classroom.

I don’t remember much but i vaguely recall cutting out brown circles (in second grade?) that we glued to paper plates and then finger painted feather onto. We also assembled paper pilgrims that they gave us to take home. I think in third or fourth grade we did small essays on what we were grateful for . And in the cafeteria on the day before thanksgiving break started there would be turkey , mashed potatoes, a roll and jam.