Early American Civilizations I can identify locations of the Early American civilizations.

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Early American Civilizations I can identify locations of the Early American civilizations.

Early American Civilizations

Olmecs O 1 st Civilization of in Latin America O Southern Mexico O Very Skilled at Farming

Built Stone Heads Worshipped Jaguars Cultural Hearth: place of origin of a major culture

Mayans O Lived in Southern Mexico from 1500 BC to 900 O Major cities O Traded with other civ. O Chocolate O Salt O Cotton

O Glyphs: carved symbols used for writing O Advanced technology & science O Left their cities around 900

Aztecs O Northern Mexico O O Empire: large area amount of people controlled by one leader O Leaders were seen as gods

O Offered human sacrifices to their gods O Chinampas: island gardens used for food & flowers

Incas O Highlands of South America O Andes Mountains O O Machu Picchu: palace in the sky

O Terrace Farming: cutting into the mountains to make farm land

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