PPT-9-3 Fall of the Aztec & Incan Empires

Spain Vs Portugal Spain Vs Portugal Christopher Columbus asks both countries to sponsor his voyageSpain agrees Portugal saw the wealth that Spain was gaining and wanted to be part of the action Countries became rivals and tried to stop each other from claiming land in the Americas . The Andes are the largest mountain range in the world.. They were formed as 2 tectonic plates called the . Nazca. Plate and the South American Plate collided slowly over millions of years.. To the west of the Andes is the Atacama Desert.. 11a,b. Olmecs. Built the first planned city in Central America. Had giant stone pyramids . Invented a hieroglyphic form of writing. Invented a number system with a zero. Had accurate calendars. Around the 1. The Americas Before Columbus. Aztec (. A.D. 1200's – A.D. 1500's. ). A new people from the North began moving into central Mexico called the Aztecs.. They became the most powerful civilization in Mesoamerica.. Western coast of South America. From . present-day . Ecuador in north . to . Chile in South. Andes Mountains. Largest empire in the Americas. Capital (Cuzco) in southern Peru. Where?. Incan Beginnings. Mr. Hardy. RMS IB Middle School. 2012-2013. The Aztec. By 1500, . the Aztec . controlled a . kingdom. that . covered almost all of Mexico. The Aztec were a . fierce, warlike people. , who conquered their neighbors and . Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica. refers to a geographical and cultural area which extends from central Mexico down through Central America. . The term “. Meso. ” means middle. (Middle America). Many important Ancient Civilizations developed in this area.. Primary Content Source: Prentice Hall World History. Images as cited. ucalgary.ca. xtimeline.com. Western South America includes a wide variety of climates and terrains. The narrow coastal plain is a dry, lifeless desert crossed by occasional river valleys.. An empire formed by outside conquerors who unified regions largely based on the mastery of firearms. . What were the effects of the trade and spread of gunpowder and firearms?. Growth of large empires. Mr. Hardy. RMS IB Middle School. 2012-2013. The Aztec. By 1500, . the Aztec . controlled a . kingdom. that . covered almost all of Mexico. The Aztec were a . fierce, warlike people. , who conquered their neighbors and . Located in central Mexico 1200 – 16. th. century when they were taken over by the Spanish. Fierce warriors, conquered many people and offered them as human sacrifices to please their gods. 1325: built their capital, Tenochtitlan on Lake . America*, Unit 2, Quiz 1 Review. *. Middle America – a term used to mean Mexico and the 7 countries of Central America, (Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and El Salvador).  Native Americans were the people who lived on the North American continent thousands of years before the European settlers started their voyages in the fifteenth century. Most scientists agree that the Native Americans . Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica. refers to a geographical and cultural area which extends from central Mexico down through Central America. . The term “. Meso. ” means middle. (Middle America). Many important Ancient Civilizations developed in this area.. Motives for Imperialism. In the late 1800s, Western countries wished to join Britain in building overseas empires. Imperialism. (the domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region).