1. Maya, Aztec, Inca
Mrs. Mitchell
6th grade

2. Maya 250 BC – 900 AD Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala
Cities: Tikal, Chichen Itza
Written language-hieroglyphics
Pyramids
Farming-raised fields, canals, corn

3. Maya Astronomy Calendar Concept of zero
Predicted spring/fall equinoxes
Religion-many gods: sun, rain

4. Aztecs 1325-1521 AD Mexico Capital city: Tenochtitlan
Built on an island
Causeways
Canals
Chinampas
Temples and pyramids

5. Aztecs Legend – how they found the place to build their city
Eagle, cactus, snake
Codex
Religion-many gods
Warriors

6. Inca 1438-1533 AD South America 2500 miles of territory
Coastal area plus Andes Mountains
Cuzco-capital city
Machu Piccu-lost city
Stone work
Pyramids
Messengers

7. Inca Farming-terraces No written records-everything by messenger
Quipu-record keeping
Gold
Religion-many gods

8. Spanish Conquistadors
Aztecs conquered by Cortez in 1521
Inca conquered by Pizzaro in 1533
Maya-only theories about what happened to them.