Contrasting the Cherokees and the Aztecs

The Cherokees and the Aztecs were very different people in many ways not only in location but also in ways of living.

The Cherokees were southwestern woodland farmers. The

Aztecs were also farmers in mesoamerica like the Mayans.

The Cherokee lived in a very different climate than the

Aztecs and because of the difference they had different crops and food.

Crafts

The Cherokees made bows and arrows. They also made many different kinds of baskets and pottery. They made the bows and arrows for hunting and also to protect themselves. The baskets were to store food and to carry things in. The pottery was used to eat out of and they could also trade it to other tribes for food or maybe even horses.

The Aztecs did feather working and goldworking. They made shields and did art work with the feathers. They held the feathers together with glue made from bat dung. They made round objects by what was called the lost-wax method. These gold things were mostly used for decoration and for looks.

Housing And Shelter

One kind of house by the Cherokees were called teepees.

The teepees were made out of logs that are covered with deer or buffalo hide. They kill and skin the animal and then let the hide dry , they then placed the logs in a cone shape and covered them with the animal hide. They also lived in structures called long houses which were made of wood.

All of these houses together were called villages. They had to make their houses easy to put up and take down so they could so they could leave to avoid anything that might bring harm to them. The Aztec craftsmen lived in huts. They were made out of a mud-brick type mixture. The Aztec nobles lived in palaces built of white washed stone and had over a hundred rooms.

Climate

The climate in the area that the Cherokees lived in changes from season to season this is one reason why they had to move all the time. During the spring time the weather was rainy but warm. The summer time was hot and dry with the occasional rain. Fall was a time of cool and dry weather.

With maybe some rain or snow. The winter was pretty harsh it was pretty cold and it was snowy. The Climate in the area that the Aztecs lived in was hot and dry. They lived in the desert. It was very hoot and very dry but they knew how to live with it.

Geography and Location

The Cherokee lived in the southeast part of the United

States. They lived in what is n...

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... train as warriors. All boys led a tough life. They learned to be humble and obedient by doing jobs nobody else wanted to do like digging canals, and sweeping the temples.

Religion

The Cherokee religion was polytheistic (meaning many gods). They had a god for pretty much anything you can think of. Their main god was the god of the sun. Their philosophy was be good to the earth and it will be good to you. The Aztec believed that they were the chosen people by the gods. They were also polytheistic. They too had many gods. They sacrificed humans to please the gods.

They thought they had a debt to pay to the gods because they were created and chosen.

Europeans Take Over

In 1828 the Europeans took over the Indians land and killed a lot of the Indian population. This was also the time the Trail Of Tears took place. The trail of tears was caused by the Europeans.

Native Americans Status Today

Native Americans are equal to everyone else in the United

States. Most of them are holding steady jobs and living like normal people but some of them still live on Indian reservations and act like they are old time Indians from long ago. Indians became United States citizens in 1901.