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CULTURE
Settled in the coastal area the Gulf
of Mexico
It is also known as the Mother culture of Mesoamerica

ECONOMIC
It was based on the products they sold to different people

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
The people who lived in the Olmec villages were divided into the ruling class and the subordinate class.
The ruling class was composed of priests, architects, artists, and merchants.
And the subordinate class is mostly made up of peasants

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
They settled in a feudal system and lived in a monarch regime where they were divided by kings, nobility, manors, free men and servitude.

ECONOMIC
They were based on agriculture, what they planted was corn, chili, beans, and squash and also grew cocoa and cotton

CULTURE
They were Settled in Oaxaca, Puebla and
Guerrero
And also they produced of crafts of gold

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
They were elitist and hierarchized through classes, which were:
the military nobility at the top, followed by a caste of officials and priests.

ECONOMIC
This culture was based on being agricultural, growing beans, corn, amaranth, peppers, tomatoes, and cereals. They also traded with neighboring cultures.

CULTURAL
Heirs of the Olmeca culture
Architectural boost
Diversity in languages and religions
Built the Pyramid of the Sun, the
Moon and the Temple of
Quetzálcoatl

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
They had a type of pyramidal organization were, on the cusp, were the nobles and priests. Then, in order of importance, were the warriors, peasants, and builders.

ECONOMIC
It was based on agricultural activities for both subsistence and for both external and internal marketing.

CULTURAL
Believed to be decedents of the
Clouds Gods.
Settled in the south of Oaxaca,
Guerrero, Puebla
High level of sophistication in
architecture, the arts, writing and
engineering projects such as
irrigation systems.

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
It was organized by a government headed by a man, this was assisted by a council formed by elders.
The Totonaca Culture was made up of two groups that differentiate nobles and Plebeians.

ECONOMIC
It is based on the exploitation of mangroves, as well as fishing, shellfish collection, seabird hunting, and other mammals.

CULTURAL
Means three hearts in reference to
the three great cities they settled:
Tajin, Cempoala, Papantla
North of Veracruz and North of
Puebla

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
It was divided between the ruling elite and the mass of commoners, which was sustained on the basis of military strength and religious tradition.

ECONOMIC
Its economy was mainly based on agricultural trade, but the hunting of wild animals and collecting forest products were also important activities.

CULTURAL
Settled in Chiapas all the way to
central America, from Veracruz to
Campeche.
They remain through 3 periods
(Preclassic-Classic and Post Classic)
They had Astro-mathematic
architects
Invented the 0

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
the Toltec state, the military caste, the imperialist expansion, the conquests and the tributes of the neighboring towns predominated.

ECONOMIC
At first, the economy was based on agriculture, growing corn, beans, chili, cotton, and maguey with which they made pulque; then in the production of handicrafts such as spinning and weaving of cotton garments.

CULTURAL
Settled in the Valley of Mexico
Refined culture
Work on metal and stone
Influenced by the Teotihuacanos
and Olmecas.

SOCIAL AND POLITIC
the Purépecha social organization was structured through strata defined by the political, religious and economic functions of each individual.

ECONOMIC
Hunting and gathering, agriculture, fishing, handicrafts, and commerce. Its economy extended to the cultivation of corn and the elaboration of fine handicrafts with wood, metals, and textiles.

CULTURE
They were located in the center of western Mexico, almost in the entire state of Michoacán and in areas of the states of Guerrero, Colima, Jalisco and Guanajuato. The capital of the Purépecha Empire, was located in Tzintzuntzan

SOCIAL AND POLITIC

Society was divided in Tlatoque
governors, Pochtecas merchants,
craftsman Toltecs, ordinary people
Macehuales, Tlacotli people without
land “slaves”

ECONOMIC
The basis of the Aztec economy was agriculture and commerce. The main cultivations were corn, beans, and chili

CULTURAL
Also known as Mexicas
Its main cities were Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco