Transcript Maya, Aztec, Inca PowerPoint

What do you we remember from
Friday about…
• The Maya?
• The Aztec?
• The Inca?
Chapter 14:
Societies of the Early Americas
Maya, Aztec, and Inca
“Intergalactic” – Beastie Boys:
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Maya, Aztec, Inca Rap Parody:
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Maya, Aztec, Inca Comparison Chart
Please use
• Chapter 14 of your textbook, pages 271 – 285;
• the interactive timeline website on these Early American
Civilizations, www.sutori.com/timeline/aztec-inca-maya ;
• or another reliable source
to help you fill in the comparison chart.
Chapter 14: Peoples of the Early Americas – Maya, Aztec, Inca Comparison Chart
Location
Maya (CE 300-900)
Aztec (CE 1325-1521)
Inca (CE 1350-1533)
Central America
Central America, Mexico
South America, along the
Andes
Slash and burn farming;
Chinampas (artificial islands for
Terracing; irrigation;
swamp drainage; terracing and
farming)
drainage canals
irrigation
Many gods, king’s blood is
Many gods; worship of
Many gods; human sacrifice
Religious Beliefs /
sacred, sacrificed animals and Huitzilopochtli; human sacrifice
Practices
some humans
Tenochtitlan, the island city, with
Massive stone
Architecture /
PYRAMIDS!!!!
canals and causeways (bridges
structures without using
Infrastructure
over water)
mortar; 19,000 miles of roads
(but no wheels???)
Well organized city states each
Very powerful king, highly
King at the center of empire,
Government /
War is for conquest
Political Structure with a king, war was for tribute centralized, war was for captives
and tribute
Ritual and civil calendars;
12-month calendar; no written
Calendar / Writing / Ritual, solar, and long count
calendars (365 day/year);
written language
language; quipi, knotted
Record-keeping
hieroglyphics; written language
strings recording expenses and
trade transitions
Agricultural
Practices
Can we answer the following questions???
1. In Latin America, the Maya and the Aztec civilizations were similar in that they
A. showed little evidence of urbanization
B. lacked a strong central government
C. developed complex mathematical and calendar systems
D. used military weapons superior to those of Europeans
2. Which of the following represents a cultural difference between the Aztecs and Incas
A. Lack of a priest class
B. Monumental architecture
C. Lack of a writing system
D. Practice of human sacrifice