Transcript Problem solving of Ancient Cultures

Problem solving of Native
American Cultures
Mayan Agriculture
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This is a picture
of a Mayan
temple
The Mayans
drained the
swamps to grow
food on the
land.
They were able
to grow corn on
the land.
Other Mayan Accomplishments
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They created a 365
day calendar (19
months- 18 months
of 20 days and 1
month of 5 days)
 They developed an
advanced number
system, including
zero.
Mayan Calendar
The Mayans invented a system of hieroglyphicswriting that uses pictures to represent words
Aztec Agriculture
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The Aztecs made
their capital,
Tenochtitlan, in the
middle of a lake.
 The Aztecs dug
canals and filled in
parts of the lake to
create farmland
 They used floating
gardens, called
Chinampas to plant
crops
 The used
drawbridges to keep
their enemies out of
the city.
Picture of Aztec floating gardens
Another picture of chinampas
Lake Texcoco- Tenochtitlan
Incan Agriculture
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Incans lived in the
Andes Mountains
so farming was
tough
 They carved flat
terraces into the
mountains to farm
 The terrace walls
kept the rains from
washing the soil
off the terraces.
Picture of terrace farming
Another picture of terrace
farming
Incan survival in the Andes
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The Incans stayed connected in their 3,000
miles of empire by sending messengers on
foot to relay messages.
 They were able to build temples that
withstood earthquakes by using huge stone
blocks that fit perfectly together. They were
about 200 tons each!
 The Incans were also very advanced in
medicine. They performed successful brain
surgery!
Incan temple
Another Incan temple
Questions
What did the Mayans do to farm in the
swamps?
 What else did the Mayans do?
 How did the Aztecs farm in the middle
of a lake?
 How did the Incas farm in the middle of
the Andes mountains?
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The End