1. Aztec View of Tenochtitlan

2. Ruins of the City Center, Tenochtitlan

3. Tenochtitlan: The “Venice” of the Americas

4. Aztec Chinampa or Floating Garden: 15ft. to 30ft. wide

5. Tenochtitlan – Chinampas

6. Aztec Writing
Aztec Math

7. Aztec Sun Stone - Calendar

8. Aztec Sun Motifs

9. Aztecs Sacrifice Neighboring Tribes to the Sun God

10. Heart Sacrifice on an Aztec Temple Pyramid

11. Wall of Skulls, Tenochtitlan

12. Sacrificial Statue, Tenochtitlan

13. Aztec Gold

14. The Incas

15. 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.

16. Lands of the Incas

17. Cuzco: Ancient Capital of the Inca (11,000 ft. above sea level)

18. Machu Picchu

19. Machu Picchu

20. Incan Suspension Bridges

21. Incan Terrace Farming

22. Maize in Incan Pottery & Gold Work

23. Over 100 Different Types of Potatoes Cultivated by the Incans

24. Incan Ceramic Jars
Peanut
Potato
Squash
Cacao God
Cacao Pod

25. The Quipu: An Incan Database

26. Inca Gold & Silver

28. 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.