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3. The Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas

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

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

6. Where or what is this?

7. Mayan Empire Map Mayan Empire

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

9. Mayan Temple Mayan temple

10. Mayan Ruins

12. Acropolis Mayan: Acropolis of the North

13. Mayan Relief

14. 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

15. Mayan Calendar

16. 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

17. 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)

19. Aztec Empire

20. Tenochtitlan- Island City Tenochtitlan…later Mexico City

21. 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

22. Tenochtitlan…Today!

23. Pyramid of the Sun

24. 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

25. Aztec Human Sacrifice

27. 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

28. 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

29. Inca Empire Map Inca Empire

30. 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

31. Inca City: Machu Picchu

32. Machu Picchu

34. 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

35. Inca deformed heads

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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?

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

40. Nazca Lines Nasca Lines from space

41. Nasca Map

42. Hummingbird

43. Nasca Spider

44. Nasca Hands

45. Nasca Monkey

47. Nasca Astronaut

48. Geometric Shapes

50. Where are these? Area 51!

51. The End

52. Mayan Numbers