The

Americas

.Maya.

.Aztec.

.Inca.

The

Americas

Mayan

Civilization

Location: Mexicanand Central American rain forest

Government: city-states ruled by a king

Economy: Agriculture and trade

Religion: Polytheisticand built pyramids

Declined for unknown reasons

Mayan

Civilization Represented by Chichen Itza

Mayan

Civilization

Achievements:

Had an

advanced

system of

writing

Gifted Mathematicians

–Observed the stars and created a

calendar

Aztec

Civilization

Location: In arid (dry)

valley in Central

Mexico

Government: Ruled by

an emperor

Economy: Agriculture

Religion: Polytheistic

and built pyramids

where the Gods were

thirsty for human

sacrifice

Aztec

Civilization

Sacrificed 20,000

to 50,000 people

each year

Aztecs were

engaged in much

warfare

Sacrificed those

they conquered

Aztec

Civilization

Represented by Tenochtitlan

Aztec

Civilization

No writtenLanguage

Invented Tlachtli:

A ballgame that uses a rubber ball or heads of sacrificed victims

No use of hands

Shoot the ball into a hoop on the side of a wall

Incan

Civilization

Location: Andes

Mountains of South

America (Peru)

Government: Ruled

by Emperor

Economy: Agriculture

in high altitudes

Religion: Polytheistic

Incan

CivilizationRepresented by Machu Picchu

Incan

Civilization

Agriculture

in high

altitude in

the

mountains

Used

Terracing

prevented water

from running off

too quickly

Incan

Civilization

No writing system

Used QUIPU –system of knots on a cord to record important information

Road System