Postclassic Postclassic SocietiesSocieties

Mesoamerican & Mesoamerican & Andean StatesAndean States

The Postclassic EraThe Postclassic Era A “Time of Troubles?” Postclassic Societies

Militarism Urbanization The Imperial Form

The ToltecsThe Toltecs Tula Topilzin-Quetzalcóatl

Exile The Collapse of the Toltecs Enter the Chichimecs

The MexicaThe Mexica Humble Beginnings Role in Valley of Mexico Societies Religion

A Pessimistic Cosmology? Huitzilopochtli (The Sun God)

Aztec Militarism The Growth of an Empire

Bonds of Tribute Motecuhzoma II

Huitzilopochtli

The Tawantinsuyu (Inca) The Tawantinsuyu (Inca) EmpireEmpire The Rise of the Inca

Pachacuti Inca Methods of Expansion & Consolidation

Forced Relocations Incan Administration and Control

Tribute Roads Bureaucracy The Quipu (Khipu)

Incan Lives Religion The Ayllu

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