1. Civilizations of the Americas

2.  Aztecs  Incas  Mayas  East Coast  Desert Southwest  West Coast  Great Plains  Arctic

3.  Mexico- Tenochtitlan  Farming people – chinampas  Warring people- Spanish  Human sacrifices so the sun would rise

6.  Guatemala- Tikal  Farming  Human Sacrifice  Calendar- December 21, 2012

10.  Peru- Machu Picchu and Cuzco  Farming- coca leaves (cocaine)

12. 300–900 Yucatán to Central America Each city with own ruling chief Bureaucracy of nobles Polytheistic Powerful priests Elaborate ceremonies Raised fields built in cleared rain forests Channels Hieroglyphics Number system Concept of zero Solar calendar Theories include: warfare, overpopula- tion, peasant revolts 1200s–1500s Mexico Emperor chosen by nobles and priests to lead in war Polytheistic Priests very powerful Human sacrifices Floating gardens Herbs and medicines, able to set broken bones and treat dental cavities Steam baths Accurate calendar Spanish invaders 1400s–1500s Peru Rule by God-king with absolute power Efficient government that reaches every village Polytheistic Monthly festivals Offerings to gods Powerful priests Step terraces Surgery and anti- septics Extensive system of roads Spanish invaders Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas

13.  East Coast  Desert Southwest  West Coast  Great Plains  Arctic  Environment influences culture

15.  Algonquin  Iroquois- League (political group of tribes)  Huron  Chippewa

17.  Navajo  Hopi  Anasazi- Cliff Dwellers

19.  Nez Perce  Shoshone  Totem Poles

20.  Lakota  Cheyenne  Comanche  Crow  Blackfeet

22.  Inuits (Eskimos)  Potlatch

24.  Meso American trade system  What item is the most important?