1. Period:
Name:
6-4.3
Aztecs, Mayans, Incans

2. Big Picture map
Atlantic Ocean
Directions: sketch the location of the Maya, and Aztec Empires. Create a KEY to show the color of each one.
Pacific Ocean

3. Mayan map
Directions: Sketch and color the location of the Mayan Empire. 

4. The maya
How they began:
Farming led to growth>away from being hunter-gatherers
Central America, settled in a rainforest(Pet’en), separate culture by themselves,  earliest Mesoamerican civilization

5. THE maya How they ended:
Uncertain….decline in food and water, and/or invasion

6. Mayan information Geography Politics Technology
Network of City-states
Yucatan Peninsula (rainforest)
Agriculture and Trade
Forested, swamps, sinkholes (give fresh water)
City States ruled by Kings (god-like)
Engineering: extensive cities, pyramids, steps.
Slash and burn agriculture
Astronomy: 365 day calendar and base 20 number system.
Hieroglyphics (picture writing)

7. Aztec Map
Sketch and color the location of the Aztec Empire.

8. The Aztecs How they began:
Separate but similar, Central America, Farming led to growth, Hunter-gather---stationary, geographical isolated, advanced civilizations.

9. The aztecs How they ended:
Montezuma, the Aztec emperor, was defeated by the Spanish Captain, Cortes in June, 1521 AD

10. Aztec information 5 Geography Politics Technology High Elevation
Mountains, swamps, lakes, valley
Problem: bad geography Solution: terraces.
Swamps provide: plants, fish, frogs, ducks
Chinampas: floating garden
More food=more people
Capital
Led by strong Emperor
Four Classes:
Successful b/c of agriculture and trade
Polytheistic Religion (many Gods)-Human sacrifices
Huge Pyramids
Developing a calendar system
Emperor
Nobles
Unskilled laborers
Enslaved people 5

11. Incan map
Directions: Sketch and color the location of the Incan Empire. 6

12. The inca How they began:
Separate but similar, South America, Farming led to growth, Hunter-gather---stationary, geographical isolated, advanced civilizations.

13. The inca How they ended:
Pizarro (Spanish Conquistador) after years of fighting gained control of Incan Empire in 1560’s

14. Aristocracy: Royal Family
Incan information
Geography
Politics
Technology
High in the Andes Mountains.
Over one Million individual
Farm was difficult SO, built TERRACES!
Terraces allowed farming and raising animals.
Ruled by Proxy (allowing another to speak for you)
Communality: there will always be enough for everyone. But NO ADVANCEMENT
Great Engineers. Build large structures, aqueducts, bridges, tunnels, roads.
Manchu Picchu
Medicine & Surgery
No writing system
Polytheistic but Sun-God
Human Sacrifices
Emperor
Aristocracy: Royal Family
Tribal Heads
Common People