1. Early Indian Civilizations
Aztecs
Mayans
Incan
Mississippian

2. Early Indian Civilizations
Early Indian civilizations (Maya, Inca, Aztec, Mississippian) existed in the Western Hemisphere prior to the arrival of Europeans. These civilizations had developed unique governments, social structures, religions, technologies, and agricultural practices and products.

3. Early Indian Civilizations
Aztecs
Incas
Mayans
Mississippians
Government
Culture
Religion
Technology
Agricultural practices/
products

4. Early Indian Civilizations
Example
Civilization
Mayans
Government
cities were religious and government centers; priests and nobles served as leaders and lived in large palaces
Culture
people participated in outdoor games
Religion
festivals honored Mayan gods
Technology
Mayans developed a number system and a calendar
Agricultural practices/
products
farmers used a slash and burn method; maize was most the common crop

5. Early Indian Civilizations
Aztecs

6. Early Indian Civilizations
Aztecs
BrainPop – Aztec civilization
Aztec government
Article – Aztec farming
Aztec daily life
Aztec inventions and achievements
Aztec religion

7. Early Indian Civilizations
Incas

8. Early Indian Civilizations
Incas
BrainPop - Inca civilization
Inca government
Inca daily life - Nobility
Article – Incas
Inca daily life – Common people
Article – Farming Inca style
Inca inventions and achievements
Inca religion

9. Early Indian Civilizations
Mayans

10. Early Indian Civilizations
Mayans
BrainPop– Mayan civilization
Mayan government
Article – Mayans
Mayan daily life
Mayan inventions and achievements
Mayan religion
Mayan farming

11. Early Indian Civilizations
Mayans
Mayan Rise and Fall

12. Early Indian Civilizations
Mississippians

13. Early Indian Civilizations
Mississippians
Mississippian government
Article – Mississippian culture
Article – Mississippian culture
Mississippian daily life
Mississippian inventions and achievements
Mississippian religion
Mississippian PowerPoint

14. Early Indian Civilizations
Promethean
Early American cultures

15. Early Indian Civilizations
Project
Research one of the early Indian civilizations regarding government systems, social structures, religions, technologies, and agricultural practices and products. Share the information you learned by creating one of the following:
• A two-to-four minute infomercial of that civilization.
• A museum exhibit of their civilization. Museum exhibits might be physical (e.g., posters, illustrations, models) or virtual using electronic media tools (e.g., slide show,).
A travel brochure for the civilization you researched. +