The Maya empire Name: _______________________________ Period: In your own words, describe what is known about the END of the Maya Empire. Organization of the Maya people Upper Class Middle Class Lower Class Who can be found in each of the classes shown? Decline Who Were The Ancient Maya? When did they exist? Where was their empire located? What major accomplishments did they give the world? Discover all of these answers and More…

Where were the Maya located? Remains of the Maya Empire can be found on Mexico’s _______________ Peninsula, and in the countries of Guatemala, ______ ______________, Belize, & _____________. When did they exist? ~__________BC was the beginning of their civilization. Between the years AD__________ and AD__________ the Maya civilization reached its peak. The Maya civilization disappeared in __________AD. HUH? They disappeared during their peak. I wonder what happened? Hieroglyphics One of the greatest accomplishments of the Maya was the best ______________ _______________ in all of Latin America. They used ______________ to represent a ___________________ or _____________________. Counting Use the Maya number chart found in the PowerPoint to compete the questions below. What year was Mrs. Sekula born? _____ What year were you born? _____ How old are you? _____ What is your zip code? _____ What is your address? _____ 1971 Pyramids and Temples The Maya were skilled __________________ and __________________. Can you name the pyramid found on the front of this booklet? _____________________________ Farming The Maya used a very unique method of farming called _______________-and-_______________. Can you describe how you think this method was a beneficial farming technique?

The aztec empire Who Were The Ancient aztecs? When did they exist? Where was their empire located? What major accomplishments did they give the world? Discover all of these answers and More… How did the Aztec Empire end? Spanish Invasion The Aztec Empire was invaded by the Spanish in ___________. ____________ _____________ captured the Aztec ruler, __________________ II and claimed the land for __________. __________________ II was the final Aztec ruler. Who are these two men? Can you locate and name the 3 distinct cultures shown in this picture? La Plaza de Las Tres Culruras Name: _______________________________ Period:

Where were the Aztecs located? The Aztec capital city was called ____________________. It was built on an island in the middle of Lake _________________. This is where modern day _______________ City stands. When did they exist? The Aztecs settled on the shores of Lake Texcoco in the year AD _____________. Their empire was at its most powerful from AD __________ to AD __________. The Aztec Empire was destroyed in the year AD ___________. Religion ___________ ___________ was dedicated to these two gods. Describe two different reasons the Aztecs practiced human sacrifice: The Aztecs worshipped many gods for many different reasons. ______________________ was the god of war. ______________ was the god of rain and agriculture. Skull Racks Sports Whose heads were on displayed on the skull racks? Were they the skulls of executed ________ ________________? Or were they skulls of the winners of their ________________ _____________________? As a form of entertainment the Aztecs played a ball game inside of a ball _____________. The object of the game was to get the ball into a ___________ that was mounted to the side of the wall of the court. The _________________ team was then sacrificed to their gods – this was considered a great ___________________. Farming The Aztecs created floating ______________, called ______________, to do their farming upon. They heaped fertile ___________ from the surrounding _____________ bottom to make very useful land to farm on. Writing The Aztecs used picture writing or “______________” to tell stories or to document _____________________. Write the English word for each of the glyphs shown below:

The Inca empire __________________ _________________ and his Spanish army arrived in South America in ______________. The death of the Inca ruler, _____________________, marked the end of the Inca empire. Pizarro and his followers founded ___________ the new capital of Peru. Decline Who Were The Ancient inca? When did they exist? Where was their empire located? What are some of their major accomplishments ? Discover all of these answers and More… Weaving Inca weavers used dies made from ______________, ______________, and _______________ to color their wool. The Inca did not have a written ___________________ and used weaving to tell stories and express their _____________. The wool was made from the hair of llamas and ________________. Name: _______________________________ Period:

Where were the Inca located? The Ancient Inca were located in the _______________ Mountains of Peru. ________________ was considered their capital city. ______________ ______________ was one of the most important cities in the empire. It was home to nearly __________ people. It is also known as the Temple of the ____________. When did they exist? The Inca first settled sometime between AD ____________ and AD ____________. The civilization was at its peak from about AD ____________ until their end in AD ____________. Stone Work The Inca are most famous for their ____________ _____________. They built __________ __________, ___________ ___________, and ___________ ___________. The roads of the Inca empire were used for ______________ _____________, _______________________, and _______________ purposes. There were over ________________ km of roads linking the vast territory of the Inca. Farming Inca farmers cut _________________ into the hillside for _______________ purposes. They planted _______________ and other ___________ ___________________ that could resist the cold weather of the mountains. Legend In times of _____________, Inca farmers would tie up their ____________ without any water. The gods would feel sorry for them and send water in the form of rain (needed for the crops). Quipu Quipu was bundled, knotted _______________ used for _________________ and ________________ purposes. The thread was spun from ______________ or ______________ hair. The Inca organized everything with quipu – from raising ____________, to building ____________, to storing ____________.