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Red

Invented a new and richer/more intense red dye which was rare and difficult to produce

Became very important to Spaniard economy.

Aztecs Agriculture

Herbalism

Chiampas-- floating gardens

90 ft by 8 ft used to grow a variety of plants on the lake that they inhabited (some plants used to anchor gardens)

Learned a lot of medical practices using traditional herbs

Developed treatments for pain, disinfecting (sap used could kill Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli bacteria)

Aztec Education

Universal compulsory education

---Boys- exposed to harsh temperatures etc to develop "heart of stone" as well as father's trade.

----Girls- domestic chores

Both had to attend a house of song where they learned how to preform ceremonies and cosmology

Fun Fact: Invented soccer (or a derivative of soccer)

Mayans

Formal education for girls ended at 15, but boys continued education in a boarding school-type situation.

They could study architecture, math, painting, or history. From here you could become a government official or a priest.

Elaborate temples and cities (without "proper" tools)

Innovated many decorative arts (glittery paint from mica, complicated looms)

Developed rubber products

Astronomy and Calender-making

Strong belief that the movements of the stars affected human life

Able to predict solar eclipses

Round calender 52 yrs per one rotation (difficult to use for a long period of time)

Led to development of the Long Calender with 5139 solar years as a grand cycle

Fun Fact: Mayans invented

chocolate as we know

Mesoamerican Inventions

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