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Central/Latin America. Mayan. Location Southern Mexico to Northern Central America Start/End 1200 B.C. to 400 B.C. Major Cities Tikal Copan Palenque Uxmal Chichen Itza. Maya. Government Dynasties Religion Polytheistic - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Central/Latin America
Mayan• Location•Southern Mexico to Northern Central America
• Start/End•1200 B.C. to 400 B.C.
• Major Cities•Tikal•Copan•Palenque•Uxmal•Chichen Itza
Maya• Government• Dynasties
• Religion• Polytheistic• Believed each day was a god and could
be predicted through calendars • (2012 ahhhh)
• Human sacrifice to please the gods and keep balance in the world
• Economy• Trade: Flint, Salt, Feathers, Shells, Textiles (Clothes), Jade and Gold
Aztec• Location•Modern Day: Mexico City, Mexico
• Start/End•1200 A.D. to 1502 A.D.
• Major Cities•Teotihuacan
Aztec• Government• Empire:
Emperor
Nobles: Govt officials, Generals, Religious Leaders
Commoners: Merchants, Crafts people, SoldiersFarmers who owned land
ENSLAVED PERSONS (SLAVES)
Aztec• Government: •Created a triple alliance with Texoco and Tlacopan and became the most powerful city-state with 38 provinces. This empire had about 5 to 15 million people
Aztec• Religion•Polytheistic with about 1000 gods•Believed the sun was a god called Huitzilopochitli• Thought the sun god needed human blood in order to fight evil at night so human sacrifice was a regular practice
Aztec• Economy•Trade: Obsidian, gold, textiles, and spices
Inca• Location•North west South America in the modern day country Peru
• Start/End•1200 A.D. to 1500 A.D.
• Major Cities•Chan Chan•Machu Pichu•Cuzco
Inca• Government•Empire• Divided the empire into units with government leaders• Divided families in groups of 10, 100, 1000, 10,000 the healthy people worked for the state• Built 14,000 miles of road
Inca• Religion•Polytheistic • Inti: Sun Worshipers
• Economy•Trade based on gold, textiles, and spices
Make a Postcard• You are to pick one empire from either Africa or
Central America and make a postcard inviting people to visit your empire
• Include: Location, Start/End, Cities, Govt., Religion, and Economy on your postcard
• Advertise it with colors and at least 3 pictures