Essay On Mesoamerican Culture

In the Mesoamerican culture there have been many advancements since it was first colonized. There have been major crops planted, the establishment of armies and everyone knew their place in society. For instance, the women were in charge of house work and keeping the man and children content, on the other hand, the men were taught how to fight and survive in battle, if the men weren’t fighting, they were in charge of the harder work such as goldsmithery, jewel cutting, woodwork, metal polishing, ect. Much of the technology in the region had made advancements and adaptations, the use of the Maguey plants had been used for many uses, like, fencing, firewood, roofs, plates/dishes, paper, thread for footwear, cloth, they also made nails out of the thorns. The plant was not only just used for creating other things, it also produced a juice that was used for making wine, honey, vinegar, and sugars. The Mesoamericans also adapted to many of their surroundings. In the Aztec capital of Tenochitlan, for …show more content…
According to Ixtiuchiti, the brother of native ruler Texcoco, there were many scribes for each branch of knowledge. Some handled the annals, like putting down the events that have happened that year, also with the day, month, and hour. Another scribe took ownership of the genealogies, keeping track of the rulers, lords, and nobleman, also registering births and deaths. Some created maps that recorded frontiers, limits, and boundary makers, provinces and village, the spreading of fields and who they belong to. Others kept law books and dealt with rites and ceremonies in which they had practiced while infidels. The priest were in charge of recording the things that went on in the temples and its image, and calendars. Then the philosophers and learned men(which were charged with painting the sciences) which they had discovered and keeping alive the memory that embodied their scientific knowledge and