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 ID: 716718
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Latin American IndiansSlide2Slide3
Aztec
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
TexcocoSlide4Slide5
Aztec
At one time included 5 million people
Built floating gardens to grow on the lake
Built causeways to travel in and out of the capital
Knew how to metalwork and make pottery
Used a calendar to plant, harvest, and have religious ritualsSlide6Slide7
Aztec
Doctors developed 1,000s of medicines from plants.
Astronomers predicted movements of the planets; designed an accurate calendar!
Priests kept extensive records using hieroglyphics.
Schooling - Boys studied either religion or military skills; girls learned cloth spinning and cooking.Slide8
Aztec
Cities were religious centers; they worshipped their gods in pyramid-shaped temples.
Sacrifice was an important part of the religious ceremonies (meant to honor the gods).
Polytheistic (worshipped many gods): Sun, Death, Maize, Rulers, Rain, etc.Slide9Slide10Slide11
Inca
Located in South America
By 1400, the Inca empire included 12 million people
Capital city: Cuzco “City of the Sun” (Sun god was very important)Slide12
Inca
Came up with ways to farm on the mountainsides
built stone terraces so they had flat land to farm
Created irrigation systems to bring water to their crops
Extra food was kept in storehouses and brought to villages when crops died
Farmed
:
tomatoes
,
maize
, lima
beans
,
peppers
, grainSlide13Slide14
Inca
Created stone roads that are still used today
Had no written language, Inca runners carried messages in a relay
Built swinging bridges made of rope
Built the city of Machu Picchu made out of stone.
Used gold to make decorations and jewelrySlide15Slide16
Early Civilization Write Page 50
Directions:
Part 1: Design a mask
8pts:
Draw a picture of your mask
8pts:
Describe how you would make
it
Next: Decide which civilization you would rather be from, the Aztec or Incan civilizationSlide17
Early Civilization Write Page 50
Directions:
Part 2: Write about a typical day in your civilization. What jobs or duties do you have? What do you eat? What do you do for fun? Do you go to any special ceremonies?
4pts: Paragraph format
8pts: Job description
8pts: what do you do for fun
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pts: Special Ceremonies