Empires of the Americas Review

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Empires of the Americas Review
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Aztec and Inca similarities

• Both the Aztec and Inca had complex religious
  ceremonies
• Both were conquered by the Spanish with help from
  people they had conquered
• The Aztecs were conquered by Cortes
• The Incas were conquered by Pizzaro

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Aztec King

• The Aztec king that was conquered by Cortes was
  Montezuma.

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Inca King

• The Inca king that was conquered by Pizzaro was
  Atahualpa.

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Mayan gods

• The Maya worshipped more than 160 gods.

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Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations

• All three built complex architectural structures
  like pyramids and temples
• They were polytheistic, believing in many gods

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Where did the Inca come from?
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Where did the Aztec come from?

• The valley of Mexico

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Quipu

• The accounting system of the Inca that involved
  tying knots in rope

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More Inca achievements

• Another Inca achievement was the developed a
  system of roads

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Aztec Calendar

• The Aztec developed a calendar so they knew when
  to perform religious ceremonies.

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Mayan mathematics

• Mayan mathematics was based on the number 20
• The system included the use of glyphs, or picture
  writing

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Slash and Burn Agriculture

• Mayan farmers practiced slash-and-burn
  agriculture. They cut down and burned trees, then
  used the ash for fertilizer.

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Terraces

• The Mayas also cut terraces into the sides of
  mountains to make farming easier.

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Aztec capital city

• The city the Aztecs built in the Valley of Mexico
  was called Tenochtitlan.

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Chinampas

• Aztecs living around Tenochtitlan need to develop
  the farming of chinampas because they built
  Tenochtitlan on a lake.

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Cuzco

• The capital of the Inca empire was called Cuzco.

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Inca communications

• The Inca used runners as messengers so they could
  communicate over long distances.

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Inca religious beliefs

• The Inca believed that their leaders were direct
  descendants of sun god

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Maya population

• The majority of the Maya people were peasant
  farmers.

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Mayan Achievement

• The Mayan made great advancements in the science
  of astronomy (the study of the stars)
• The Mayans also built pyramids, much like the
  Egyptians did. (So did the Inca)

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Mayan religious practices

• The Mayans believed that the Gods required
  sacrifices to keep them happy.

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Mayan ball game

• The Mayans had a ball game that resembles our
  game of soccer.
• Often at the end of the game the losers were
  sacrificed.

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• Where were most of the Maya settlements located?

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• Where is Macchu Piccu located?

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