PPT-Empires of the Maya , Aztec,

and Inka Laura Drummond HIST 8420 September 14 2016 httpsworldmapharvardedumaps5565 Aztec Maya Inka Empires are polities which extend relations of power across territorial spaces over which they have no prior or given legal sovereignty and where in one or more of the domains of economics politics and culture they gain some measure of extensive hegemony over those spaces for the purpose of extracting or accruing value. Maya, Aztec, & Inca. Maya - Location. southern Mexico into northern Central American called the Yucatan Peninsula . Maya - Climate. dense, steamy rain forests. Maya – Time Period. 250-900 . a.d. Who were the Mayans?. Who were the Mysterious Mayans?. A long time ago, around 2500 BCE, an ancient tribe of Central American Indians called the . Olmecs. settled in the rainforests of the Yucatan Peninsula of Central America. . Who will survive first contact?. (. Which group is better able to stand against the Europeans?). Winterton, 2013. The Americas were not empty!. When Europeans “discovered” the Americas, they “discovered”. What does Mesoamerica mean?. Meso. . = middle. America = North and South America. STOP AND JOT. What does Mesoamerica mean?. Where is Mesoamerica located?. Mesoamerica is the region that is now Mexico and Central America. . 200 . C. E. MAYAN Classical Period . INCA . (King. OF CUZCO) . 4. 00 . 600 . 8. 00 . 1000 . 1200 . 1400 . 1600 . 1800 . 2000 . AZTEC. MAYAN Classical Period 250-900 CE . AZTEC 1250-1521 CE . INCA including Cuzco 1100-1533 CE . 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.. Preview:. . What does this image show?. Native American Civilizations. Mayan, Incan, & Aztec Civilizations. The Civilizations of America. While classical civilizations were developing in the Mediterranean & Asia… . 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). Mr. Cummings. World History. Early Human Migrations. Pre-Columbian Myths. Myth: . Pre-Columbian cultures were brought over by slave ships.. False: . On the eve of Columbus’ landing, more than 5 million people living in North America alone.. How do the Mayan and Aztec polities compare in terms of land occupied, societal structure, and contributions to history?. How were the indigenous societies of Mesoamerica similar or different from those in the Andean region? How did Mesoamerican and Andean societies differ from those found elsewhere in the Americas?. Mesoamerica. Mesoamerica = Mexico & Central America. Mesoamerica. Some of the earliest civilizations in the Americas developed in . Mesoamerica. The . Maya . and . Aztec . lived in the Mesoamerican region. 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.. The Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Mayan Map. The Mayans. The . culture. 's beginnings have been traced back to 1500 BC.. The Height of Mayan . civilization. was between 600 and 900 AD. . Mayan Government. Priests were also the role of rulers in the Mayan Government.. -. is a region and cultural area in the Americas, extending . from . central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica, . number of pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries.