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1 Latin America HEI – Look for FOOD, CLOTHING, and SHELTER What do people still do today?

2 Early Human Migrations

3 Major Pre-Columbian Civilizations

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5 Lands of the Mayans The Yucatan Peninsula 2000BC to 1500AD (900AD)

6 Chichen-Itza - Pyramid

7 Chichen-Itza - Ball Court

8 Slash and Burn

9 Mayan Cultivation of Maize Chac, God of Rain -->

10 Mayan Glyphs Mayan Mathematics sky king house child city sky king house child city

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12 Lands of the Aztecs 1248-1519

13 Aztec View of Tenochtitlan

14 Ruins of the City Center, Tenochtitlan

15 Tenochtitlan: The “Venice” of the Americas

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

17 Tenochtitlan - Chinampas

18 Aztec Math Aztec Writing

19 The Aztecs Were Fierce Warriors

20 Aztecs Sacrifice Neighboring Tribes to the Sun God

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22 Lands of the Incas 1438-1533

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

24 Machu Picchu

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26 Incan Suspension Bridges

27 Incan Terrace Farming

28 Incan Digging Sticks

29 Over 100 Different Types of Potatoes Cultivated by the Incans

30 The Quipu: An Incan Database

31 Incan Mummies


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