1. Technology of the Americas BY: Samuel, Ethan, Dwight, Brianna, and Winnie

2. Mayan Technology  Sky observatories  Canals  Solar and Sacred Calendar  Terraces  Seasonal farming  Slash and burn agricultural technique

3. Mayan’s Sacred Calendar Called tzolkin, or sacred round Called tzolkin, or sacred round Two cycles with 260 days in all Two cycles with 260 days in all Each day represented a god Each day represented a god Only could be “read” by a priest Only could be “read” by a priest Used to determine the best days to plant, hunt, and to battle Used to determine the best days to plant, hunt, and to battle

4. Aztec Technology Built canals Made wooden bridges that could be raised Created chinampas (Artificial islands) Made causeways Cooked with clay griddles

5. Aztec Chinampas Chinampas means floating garden Filled empty spots with mud, boulders, and reeds Drove wood posts into the lake Planted trees (willow trees) Trees were use to anchor the soil beds

6. Incan Technology Built suspension bridges Enlarged the system of terraces Built canals Priest practiced surgery called trephination (brain surgery) Had a drainage system

7. Inca’s Roads and Messaging hi Inca’s Roads and Messaging Roads covered around 15,000 miles Messengers where know as (chasquis) Messengers carried a set of strings called quipus Quipus was served as memory aid.