I. The Rise of the Aztecs and the Incas
 

A. The Aztecs
 

1. 1325: the Founding of Tenochtitlán
 

 
 
 
 
 

2. 1430: the Triple Alliance (Tenochtitlán, Texcoco, and Tlacopan)
 

 
 
 
 

II. Holding It All Together
 

A. Mexica
 

 

1. Apocalyptic, Sacrificial Religion








2. Conquest City-State of Part-Ethnic, Part-Kin Corporate Groups

 
 
 
 











 
 

B. Inca
 

1. State 










2. Non-Inca