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The Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala

Where or what is this?

Mayan Empire Map Mayan Empire

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces

Mayan Temple Mayan temple

Mayan Ruins

Acropolis Mayan: Acropolis of the North

Mayan Relief

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula and Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) Precise calendar Mathematics

Mayan Calendar

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) Precise calendar Mathematics 1300 AD – 1600 AD

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) Precise calendar 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?)...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City)

Aztec Empire

Tenochtitlan- Island City Tenochtitlan…later Mexico City

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) Precise calendar Mathematics 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?)...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples

Tenochtitlan…Today!

Pyramid of the Sun

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula and Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) Precise calendar Mathematics 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?)...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples Fierce warriors Blood from humans: 1) Prisoners – minor sacrifice 2) warriors - major sacrifice Calendar

Aztec Human Sacrifice

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula and Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces Pierced their bodies to give blood to gods. Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) Precise calendar Mathematics 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?)...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples Fierce warriors Blood from humans: 1) Prisoners (sometimes thousands for minor sacrifice) 2) warriors for major sacrifice Calendar 1300 AD – 1530 AD

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) Precise calendar Mathematics 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?)...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples Fierce warriors Blood from humans: 1) prisoners - minor sacrifice 2) warriors - major sacrifice Calendar Andes Mountains 1300 AD – 1530 AD

Inca Empire Map Inca Empire

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) Precise calendar Mathematics 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?)...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples Fierce warriors Blood from humans: 1) Prisoners - minor sacrifice 2) warriors - major sacrifice Calendar Andes Mountains 1300 AD – 1530 AD Small Temples & Stone houses & Terraces

Inca City: Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) Precise calendar Mathematics 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?)...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples Fierce warriors Blood from humans: 1) Prisoners - minor sacrifice) 2) warriors - major sacrifice Calendar Andes Mountains 1300 AD – 1530 AD Reincarnation Deformed heads 14,000 miles of roads GOLD (sweat of sun) SILVER (tears of moon) Punishment: chopped off hand/feet or gouged out eyes. Small Temples & Stone houses & Terraces

Inca deformed heads

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) Precise calendar Mathematics 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?)...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples Fierce warriors Blood from humans: 1) Prisoners - minor sacrifice 2) warriors for major sacrifice Calendar Andes Mountains1300 AD – 1530 AD Reincarnation Deformed heads 14,000 miles of roads GOLD (sweat of sun) SILVER (tears of moon) Punishment: chopped off hand/feet or gouged out eyes. Small Temples & Stone houses & Terraces

Early Latin American Civilizations CivilizationWhenWhereBuildingsMiscellaneous Mayan Aztec Inca 1800 BC – 1500 AD Modern Day People Mexico at Yucatan Peninsula & Northern Guatemala Pyramids & Palaces Pierced bodies - gave blood to gods. Concept of “zero” (300 years before Hindu) Precise calendar Mathematics 1300 AD – 1600 AD NW Mexico (U.S.?)...then migrated to.... Central Mexico (Mexico City) Pyramids & Temples Fierce warriors Blood from humans: 1) Prisoners - minor sacrifice 2) warriors - major sacrifice Calendar Andes Mountains1300 AD – 1530 AD Reincarnation Deformed heads 14,000 miles of roads GOLD (sweat of sun) SILVER (tears of moon) Punishment: chopped off hand/feet or gouged out eyes. Small Temples & Stone houses & Terraces

Answer these 10 questions: 1.Which of the three Latin American civilizations survived the longest? 2.The ________ were skilled warriors. 3.The ________ were very good at mathematics. 4.The ________ made farms by using terraces. 5.Where was the Incan Empire located? 6.What was the peninsula where the Mayan created their empire? 7.What modern-day city was the famous Tenochtitlan? 8.Which ancient civilization created numerous small temples? 9.Which ancient civilization: deformed heads and believed in reincarnation? 10.Which ancient civilization ate their enemies?

The Nasca Lines Made 1600 years ago. Not discovered until airplanes flew over them. Why were they made? By whom? For Whom?

Nazca Lines Nasca Lines from space

Nasca Map

Hummingbird

Nasca Spider

Nasca Hands

Nasca Monkey

Nasca Astronaut

Geometric Shapes

Where are these? Area 51!

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Mayan Numbers