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~Chapter 2~ Latin America: Shaped by Its History

~Section 1~ Early Civilizations of Middle America

Key Terms Hieroglyphics- a system of writing using signs and symbols Maize- corn Tenochtitlan- capital city located where Mexico City now stands

The Mayas

Mayan Facts The Mayas were an ancient people who lived in Central America and southern Mexico. Their civilization thrived from A.D. 300 to A.D. 900.

Mayan Facts The Mayas were an ancient people who lived in Central America and southern Mexico. Their civilization thrived from A.D. 300 to A.D. 900. Large temples often stood in the middle of Mayan cities.

Priest and Science Mayan Priest’s studied stars and the solar system. Mayans also created the most accurate calendar until the 1700’s

900 A.D Was The End

Aztec’s

Aztec Facts In the 1400s, another great civilization arose in Middle America. They arrived in the area in the 1100s. In 1325, the Aztecs settled on an island in Lake Texcoco. They changed the swampy lake into a great city called Tenochtitlán.