World History › Section G · The ancient Americas and Africa › Topic G.3
The age of empires in the Americas
When Spanish ships arrived, two powerful empires were at their height in Mexico and the Andes, and North America had seen great towns rise and fall. This topic covers the Mexica of Tenochtitlan, the Inca of Tawantinsuyu, the Ancestral Puebloans and the Mississippians of Cahokia.
In this topic
- Heirs of three thousand years
- From Aztlan to the Triple Alliance
- Tenochtitlan and its tribute
- Mexica society and religion
- Worked example: reading the Codex Mendoza
- The rise of the Inca
- Ruling the Andes
- Worked example: how small forces toppled empires
- Pueblos and cliff dwellings
- Cahokia and the Mississippians
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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