Aztec View of Tenochtitlan
Ruins of the City Center, Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan: The “Venice” of the Americas
Aztec Chinampa or Floating Garden: 15ft. to 30ft. wide
Tenochtitlan – Chinampas
Aztec Writing Aztec Math
Aztec Sun Stone - Calendar
Aztec Sun Motifs
Aztecs Sacrifice Neighboring Tribes to the Sun God
Heart Sacrifice on an Aztec Temple Pyramid
Wall of Skulls, Tenochtitlan
Sacrificial Statue, Tenochtitlan
Aztec Gold
The Incas
Who were the Inca? Where Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador ,Chile(Andes Mountains) Capital was Cuzco, Peru Machu Picchu was last stronghold of Inca When? 1200AD to 1533AD What kind of people? Similar to Aztec, not as warlike Empire was large, structured, and advanced Famous for gold art and statues Terrace farming on mountainsides, Extensive road network. (20,000 miles) Polytheistic religion Quechua Language – still spoken What happened to the Inca? Defeated by Francisco Pizarro in 1533 Incans enslaved to mine gold and silver for Spain.
Lands of the Incas
Cuzco: Ancient Capital of the Inca (11,000 ft. above sea level)
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Incan Suspension Bridges
Incan Terrace Farming
Maize in Incan Pottery & Gold Work
Over 100 Different Types of Potatoes Cultivated by the Incans
Incan Ceramic Jars Peanut Potato Squash Cacao God Cacao Pod
The Quipu: An Incan Database
Inca Gold & Silver
The Nazca Lines The Nazca are shrouded in mystery. Estimated dates of the civilization's existence are 300 B.C. to 800 A.D. Even more intriguing are the Nazca Lines, about 300 geolyphs carved into the Pampa coastal plains of Peru, an area south of Lima and the contours of the Andes. In total, the lines cover almost 400 square miles of desert. But the methods behind the creation and the purpose of the lines are still unknown. Nazca Lines video - 3 min.