The AmericasBecause of its religion, technology, government, and social hierarchy, the Americas thrived beyond other nations in the world during the 1700s.

Important FactorsReligion

Religion

Government

Social Hierarchy

North AmericasThe 13 ColoniesParts Derived to Make the World Today

The 13 ColoniesReligion Resources

Cash Crops: Indigo, Rice, TobaccoIndustries: fishing, ship-buildingStaple Crops: Wheat, Barley, Oat, Livestock

Quakers (Society of Friends)Roger Williams and Lord Baltimore: Religious ToleranceAnne Hutchinson: No guidance of church

The 13 ColoniesGovernment

Mayflower Compact: General CourtWilliam Penn

Social HierarchyKingParliamentGovernorMenWomenIndentured ServantsSlaves

Middle AmericasOlmec, Maya, and Aztec

CivilizationsOlmec: BC1400~400

Inca: AD1200~AD1500

Maya: BC1000~AD900

Aztec: AD1400~AD1500

MesoamericasReligion

Maya:Myths, Gods of Nature, Bloodletting, Human Sacrifice, AfterlifeAztecGods of Nature, Bloodletting, Human Sacrifice, Afterlife

Resources

MesoamericasGovernment

Maya: Ruled by hereditary kings and cities fought for power and territory. Territories were never a single state.Aztec: Bureaucracy

Social HierarchyMaya

Upper Class Privileged NoblesLower Class Royal NoblesSlavesAztec

KingNoble CraftsmenLong-distance MerchantsSlaves

South AmericasIncas:

New World's greatest indigenous empire

IncaReligion

Gods of NatureHuman SacrificeAfterlife

Resources

WoolMinesCropsTimber

IncaGovernment

TheocracySpecial deity was sun

Social Hierarchy

EmperorHigh PriestNobleCommoners Slaves

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