Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas. 1200-900 BC Central Mexico 1 st Civilization of this area Similar religion to Mayans.

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Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas

BC Central Mexico 1 st Civilization of this area Similar religion to Mayans

* 250 AD * Built around the time that Rome was falling * Mayans Mayans * Concept of zero * day calendar * Writing system * Tikal-capital city * 1000 AD, cities abandoned

* Cenote * Cacao * Base 20 * Glyphs * Codex * Popol Vuh * Stele * Ball court * City-state Take notes on pgs in your textbook. Be sure to incorporate the following vocabulary terms into your notes.

* Tenochtitlan- capital city built on an island in Lake Texcoco * Huitzilopochtli- Sun God “look for a place where an eagle is perched on a cactus holding a snake in its mouth” * Aztecs Aztecs * Polytheistic * Human sacrifice * War-like * Sunstone * Montezuma II * Conquistadors (Cortes)

* Andes Mountains * Sun God- Inti * Capital- Cuzco * Government controls economic & social life * Extensive road system * No writing system * Polytheistic * Civil war weakened * Conquistadors- Pizarro

* Use pgs to discover more about the Incan civilization. Concentrate on the following terms: * Quechua * Ayllu * Mita * Welfare state * Chasquis * Quipu * Machu Picchu * Mamakuna * Yamacuna * Huayna Capac (Atahualpa & Huascar)

* With a partner, select one of the civilizations addressed in the standards. * Develop a slogan for the civilization that would encourage an immigrant to join this civilization. * Be creative...and appropriate :-) * Include the name of your civilization on your "bumper sticker". * Make sure your names are on the back and hand it in before you leave.