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Mayans

Location Yucatan Peninsula Mexico, Guatemala, & Belize 250-900CE

Government City-states Theocracy King God-King OR Priest-King

Society and Culture—Technology Calendar Religious and solar calendars Astronomy Calculated a year to 365.24 days Mathematics Number zero

Society and Culture— Language Used 800 Hieroglyphics symbols known as glyphs Codex- books Less than 5 exist

Religion Polytheistic Pyramids were temples Prayed, offered blood Sacrificed enemies

Economy Based on trade and agriculture Sometimes used cocoa beans for money

Downfall Mysteriously abandoned cities in 800 Warfare? Food shortage/famine?

Incas

Location Peru Andes Mountains

Government Central bureaucracy Theocracy Pachacuti Divided into sections Theocracy Ruler (Inca) considered a descendent of the sun god Pachacuti Expanded the Inca kingdom into an Inca empire

Society/Culture Road system Quipu- counting device used to record data Used for trade Quipu- counting device used to record data Calendar Day and night

Religion Polytheistic Nature gods Sacrificed llamas Machu Piccu Sun, moon, stars, thunder Sacrificed llamas Machu Piccu

Economy Based on trade Early form of socialism Government controlled the economy

Downfall Civil war broke out Francisco Pizarro Spanish conquistador Conquered the Incas in 1535

Aztecs

Location Central Mexico Valley of Mexico Present-day Mexico City

Government Theocracy Emperor- absolute power

Society/Culture Tenochtitlan—Aztec capital Built in the middle of a lake Planned city Roads Aqueducts Causeways

Society/Culture cont. Calendar Same as the Mayans 18 months of 20 days 5 extra days were bad luck

Religion Polytheistic Adopted from the Toltecs Sun god Nourished by human blood

Quetzalcoatl Feathered serpent god of Meso-America God of learning Symbol of death, and rebirth Was overthrown Legend says he would return to reclaim his throne

Economy Trade Based on the trade of agricultural products.

Downfall Montezuma II Last emperor Demand for more tribute and sacrifice caused oppression Civil war broke out Spanish invaded Hernando Cortez believed to be the “Feathered Serpent God”--Quetzalcoatl