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Journal 1/9. Think like an archeologist; you have just discovered this artifact. What might it tell you about the culture of the people who left it behind?. Ancient Civilizations of the Americas. Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca. Olmec. Earliest; known as the ________ _________ - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Journal 1/9
Think like an archeologist; you have
just discovered this artifact. What might it
tell you about the culture of the people
who left it behind?
Ancient Civilizations of the Americas
Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca
Olmec
• Earliest; known as the ________ _________
• We know__________ about them
• Colossal heads:• Olmecs________
other civs. through ___________
Maya Brochure
• Fill each space with info regarding:– Culture• Language• Art• Religion• Government
– Technology– Accomplishments
The Maya
• Did not live:• City-States fight for
_______________ & ___________
• The city-states are connected through ________________
Structure of the City-State
Maya Civilization Declines
• Archeologists are: A few theories are:
1) Warfare:2) Over farming:
• Maya did not disappear. – Lived in small _________
villages until:– Many live in __________
today
Journal 1/14
Answer these questions when you finish reading the article:
1.Why is it important to decipher hieroglyphics?2.What can hieroglyphics tell historians/archeologists about the people who created them?
Aztec: The Sun People• Tenochtitlan is the:the
______Huitzilopochtli tells the Aztec to settle where they find:
• Aztec build chinampas or_______ ________ b/c:
• The modern day city of _________ ______ is were Tenochtitlan was
A unified empire• Unlike the _______, the
Aztec:• Hierarchy is similar to
feudalism– _______at top; his job
is:– _______are respected– _______are very
important b/c:– Most people were
_________
Teotihuacan: A holy city• Not built by the
________but considered an:
b/c they believed the world was created there.
• The Pyramids of the ______&______ were built here
Journal: POP QUIZ!1. Tenochtitlan was the:2. The Aztec lived in a unified empire or
disjointed city-states?3. Tenochtitlan is now the city of:4. What did Huitzilopochtli tell the Aztec to look
for?5. What are Chinampas? Why were they used?6. Why were priests important to the Aztec?7. What is Teotihuacan?
People of South America:People of South America:The IncaThe Inca
Inca Rulers: Son of the Sun• The ruler, called ____
____, :– Held absolute_______– Claimed to be_______– Was the empire’s:– ‘owned’ all the _____
• Coya was:– Ruled:– Carried out:
The Structure of the Empire• No personal property b/c:• Villages were run by ayllu
or: who enforced laws.
• Sapa Inca could call upon young men to:
• Farmers worked their own land for: but then worked land for:
Uniting the Empire• System of ______– Very intricate– All roads passed
through Cuzco:– Could not be used by:
• Quechua– _________of the Inca– Made conquered ppls:
• Religion– Made conquered ppls:– Inti is: