Dbq Mesoamerican Technology

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Mesoamerica is responsible for most of the technology that we have today. And as the years went by, their technology became more advanced. Their technology ranges from farming tools, hunting and war weapons (which included the armor they wore whenever they fought), and house tools. The Mesoamerican technology was quite interesting with the variety, uniqueness, and creativity of these tools Farming was a big deal to the Mesoamericans. They grew food and supplies they needed to survive. This for sure wasn’t easy. When they first started farming it was difficult because of the lack of tools. But as they evolved they grew more knowledge on farming. It wasn’t long before they started planting and harvesting their crops (Document 7). In order to plant and harvest their crops they need special equipment. They used shovel like objects made from hard metals to make holes to grow their crops (Document 7). They hadn’t figured out a way to harvest crops easily, so they hand-picked their …show more content…
They were always receiving orders from their ruler. But not only did they have to go out and fight. These warriors had to find what worked best weapons to go out in battle with. As they evolved their weapons got stronger. They used many different weapons. They had bows with a sharp flint arrow and axes. Their weapons weren’t always sharp and used to hurt other people. Another weapon they had was armor. The armor was made of a strong enough metal to protect them. They wore these whenever they were with the king or going into battle (document 2). They also hunted for food with arrows. It was a tough job. But they would teach boys at a young age how to hunt for the food. As well as showing them how to prepare for battle. They were taught how to shoot a blowgun as well as to hurl rocks. And others were taught how to carve jewelry, and paint coding (document 3). These weren’t the only jobs available there were also jobs like record