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Aztec View of Tenochtitlan

Ruins of the City Center, Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan: The “Venice” of the Americas

Aztec Chinampa or Floating Garden: 15ft. to 30ft. wide

Tenochtitlan – Chinampas

Aztec Writing Aztec Math

Aztec Sun Stone - Calendar

Aztec Sun Motifs

Aztecs Sacrifice Neighboring Tribes to the Sun God

Heart Sacrifice on an Aztec Temple Pyramid

Wall of Skulls, Tenochtitlan

Sacrificial Statue, Tenochtitlan

Aztec Gold

The Incas

Who were the Inca? Where Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador ,Chile(Andes Mountains) Capital was Cuzco, Peru Machu Picchu was last stronghold of Inca When? 1200AD to 1533AD What kind of people? Similar to Aztec, not as warlike Empire was large, structured, and advanced Famous for gold art and statues Terrace farming on mountainsides, Extensive road network. (20,000 miles) Polytheistic religion Quechua Language – still spoken What happened to the Inca? Defeated by Francisco Pizarro in 1533 Incans enslaved to mine gold and silver for Spain.

Lands of the Incas

Cuzco: Ancient Capital of the Inca (11,000 ft. above sea level)

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

Incan Suspension Bridges

Incan Terrace Farming

Maize in Incan Pottery & Gold Work

Over 100 Different Types of Potatoes Cultivated by the Incans

Incan Ceramic Jars Peanut Potato Squash Cacao God Cacao Pod

The Quipu: An Incan Database

Inca Gold & Silver

The Nazca Lines The Nazca are shrouded in mystery. Estimated dates of the civilization's existence are 300 B.C. to 800 A.D. Even more intriguing are the Nazca Lines, about 300 geolyphs carved into the Pampa coastal plains of Peru, an area south of Lima and the contours of the Andes. In total, the lines cover almost 400 square miles of desert. But the methods behind the creation and the purpose of the lines are still unknown. Nazca Lines video - 3 min.