The Aztec, Inca, and Maya.

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The Aztec, Inca, and Maya

One of the first to understand concept of zero 365 day calendar based on sun’s movement 260 day calendar of sacred days System of writing using hieroglyphs Who were the Maya?

Mainly located in Central America Tikal was largest city What happened to them? Mainly located in Central America Tikal was largest city Abandoned around 904 AD Many theories but no one really knows Natural disaster, famine, warfare between many city states or perhaps some environmental change?

Controlled Mexico for around 300 years Who were the Aztec? Controlled Mexico for around 300 years Island city capital of Tenochtitlan Marsh land made it difficult to farm Crops raised on floating gardens called chinampas Located on Lake Texaco and helped prevent against attack

After landing in 1519, Cortes found an abundance of gold and silver Conquered by Cortes by 1521 What happened to them?

Terrace farming and irrigation Stone road system Verbal message system Who were the Inca? Lived in the Andes Terrace farming and irrigation Stone road system Verbal message system No written language or wheel The Inca also built a huge system of stone roads. Relay teams carried verbal messages as far as 150 miles a day. This communication system was important because the Inca Empire covered thousands of miles, and the Inca had no written language and no knowledge of the wheel.

Strong and large empire Francisco Pizarro arrives around 1533 What happened to them? Strong and large empire Francisco Pizarro arrives around 1533 Spanish army attacks, killing many soldiers and captures Incan emperor hostage Spanish execute the emperor, thus breaking the will of the Inca Spanish defeat them Inca even filled a room with gold and silver to get their leader back, but the Spanish killed him anyway

Answer the following questions about the video: 1. How did the floating islands stay together? What kind of protection did they offer? 2. What is the big difference between plants grown in water and plants grown in the earth? 3. According to the Maya, what had to happen in order for the sun to rise? 4. How was the Mayan calendar DIFFERENT from ours? 5. What happened to the losers of the ball game?

Create a triple Venn diagram Comparing the civilizations of the Inca, the Aztec and the Maya. Use your notes, the video, and pages 217, 223 and 230 from your textbook to aid you.