Transcript Pre-Columbian Civilizations in the Americas

Early Human Migrations
Topography
of
Latin
America
The Tropical Hemisphere
Latin
American
Climatic
Zones
Major Pre-Columbian Civilizations
Teotihuacan
Chinampa or Floating Garden:
15ft. to 30ft. wide
Lands of the Mayans
The Yucatan
Peninsula
Mayan Cultivation
of Maize
Chac, God of Rain 
Mayan Underground Granaries: Chultunes
Chichen-Itza
Overview of Tikal (Guatemala)
Temple of the Masks
Tikal Jungle View at Sunset
Tikal - Main Court
Tikal:
Temple of
the Masks
Mayan Glyphs
sky
king
house
Mayan
Mathematics
child
city
Mayan Glyphs
Quetzalcoatl:
The God of Wisdom & Learning
Lands of the Aztecs
Aztec View of Tenochtitlan Aztec
View of Tenochtitlan
Ruins of the City Center, Tenochtitlan
The Codex
Mendoza :
The
Founding
of
Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan: The “Venice” of the Americas
Aztec Writing
Aztec Math Aztec Math
Tenochtitlan - Chinampas
Aztec Sun Stone -- Calendar
Aztec Sun Motifs
Aztec Codex
(15c Manuscript)
The Aztecs Were
Fierce Warriors
Aztecs Sacrifice Neighboring Tribes to
the Sun God
Heart Sacrifice
on an Aztec Temple Pyramid
Wall of Skulls, Tenochtitlan
Sacrificial Statue, Tenochtitlan
Aztec Gold
Lands of the Incas
Cuzco: Ancient Capital of the Inca
(11,000 ft. above sea level)
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Incan Suspension Bridges Incan
Suspension Bridges
Incan Terrace Farming
Incan Digging Sticks
Maize in Incan Pottery
& Gold Work
Over 100 Different Types of Potatoes
Cultivated
by the Incans
Produce from a Typical Incan
Market
Incan Ceramic Jars Incan Ceramic Jars
Peanut
Cacao God
Potato
Cacao Pod
Squash
The Quipu: An Incan Database
Incan Mummies
Inca Gold & Silver