p2ch6economics

Name: Sam Waldman

 * **Theme** || **How does this theme apply to your civilization?** ||
 * Agricultural and pastoral production || * early Mesoamericans cultivated beans, chili peppers, avocados,squashes, and gourds (Olmecs 8000-7000 bc)
 * by 4000 bc they discovered the potential fro maize and tomatoes
 * abundant rainfall help provide good agriculture
 * turkeys and small, barkless dogs were domesticated and eaten
 * fertile soil and good weather conditions allowed for good agricultural production of cacao, cotton, and maize (Mayan) ||
 * Trade and Commerce || * human porters carried trade goods on their backs
 * Olmec traded for jade and obsidian to create tools and decorative objects for their homes
 * Teotihuacans participated in mass trade networks ||
 * Labor Systems || * laborers prepared fields for cultivation architects and sculptors created and oversaw the construction of monuments and buildings and artisans specialized in the production of pottery, tools, and textiles
 * peasants and slaves provided physical labor and fed the entire society ||
 * Industrialization || * drainage systems were created to prevent flooding
 * ceremonial centers and monuments were being made
 * following a disappearance of the Olmec was the Mayan civilization
 * large economic and poltical cities were built
 * Teotihuacan was a major city that became its own civilization with a population of over 200,000 people ||
 * Capitalism and socialism || * Hereditary nobility owned most of the land and was one of the top ruling classes
 * architect and sculptor professionals are under the nobilities
 * peasants and slaves sit at the very bottom of the social class
 * the social class for Teotihuacans was rulers and priests (top), cutivators, artisans, and, at the bottom, merchants
 * since Teotihuacans did not have a military system, they suffered from military pressure from other civilizations ||