2. LATIN AMERICA Shaped by History

3. Ancient Civilizations That Shaped Latin America AZTEC INCAN MAYAN

4. We are here! MAYAN CIVILIZATION A.D. 300-900 Located in Present-day Central America and Mexico

5. MAYAN CIVILIZATION Built Pyramids

6. MAYAN CIVILIZATION Developed Number System System was based on the number 20 FYI- The system of numbers we know is based on 10

7. MAYAN CIVILIZATION 1.Non-Ecological (Ex. Foreign Invasion or Over Population) 2.Ecological (Ex. Epidemic or Climate Change) Decline in the 8th Century- 2 Theories

8. AZTEC CIVILIZATION A.D. 1200-1521 Located in Present-day Mexico We are here!

9. AZTEC CIVILIZATION Developed a system of Taxation

10. AZTEC CIVILIZATION Excellent Craftsmen - Art Often described as sinister and fantastic

11. AZTEC CIVILIZATION Decline- 1521 Hernan Cortez arrives from Spain Aztec leader believes Cortez to be a god- Quetzacoatl Quetzacoatl Cortez and his soldiers attack the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan (Present-day Mexico City) 40,000 Aztec were eventually killed by Cortez and disease. The Aztec empire lay in ruins

12. INCAN CIVILIZATION A.D. 1200-1535 Located in Present-day Western South America

13. INCAN CIVILIZATION Built roads and aqueducts Over 14,000 miles of roads were built

14. INCAN CIVILIZATION Great Architecture

15. INCAN CIVILIZATION Decline- 1535 In A.D. 1533 the Spanish arrived in South America. Hungry for territory, and for converts to Christianity, the Spanish overwhelmed the Incan Empire. Their armies were no match for the far superior Spanish technologies. The Incan Empire disappeared completely, though its people remained in the region.

16. SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE MAYAN AND INCAN CIVILIZATIONS Descendants are still living today Modern-day Mayans in Guatemala Modern-day Inca Woman in Peru

17. SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE AZTEC AND INCAN CIVILIZATIONS Emperors ruled Traded with other cultures

18. SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE MAYAN AND AZTEC CIVILIZATIONS Astronomers

19. SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE MAYAN AND AZTEC CIVILIZATIONS Written language:

20. SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE MAYAN AND AZTEC CIVILIZATIONS Accurate calenders Great Cities System of agriculture