1. Problem solving of Ancient Cultures

2. Mayan Agriculture
The Mayans drained the swamps to grow food on the land.

3. Other Mayan Accomplishments
They created a 365 day calendar (19 months- 18 months of 20 days and 1 month of 5 days)
They developed an advanced number system, including zero.
Mayan Calendar

4. The Mayans invented a system of hieroglyphics- writing that uses pictures to represent words

5. Aztec Agriculture
They used floating gardens, called Chinampas to plant crops

7. Picture of Aztec floating gardens

8. Another picture of chinampas

9. Incan Agriculture
Incans lived in the Andes Mountains so farming was tough
They carved flat terraces into the mountains to farm

11. Picture of terrace farming

12. Another picture of terrace farming

13. Questions What did the Mayans do to farm in the swamps?
What else did the Mayans do?
How did the Aztecs farm in the middle of a lake?
How did the Incas farm in the middle of the Andes mountains?

14. The End