Mayans. Location Yucatan Peninsula Mexico and Guatemala 250-900CE.
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Mayans
Location
Yucatan PeninsulaMexico and Guatemala
250-900CE
Government
City-states TheocracyKingSocial classes:
Nobility, priests, warriorsMerchantsPeasants
Society/Culture
CalendarReligious and solar calendars
AstronomyCalculated a year to 365.24 days
MathematicsNumber zero
Society/Culture Cont.
Used 800 Hieroglyphics symbols known as glyphs
Recorded important historical events
Pass on stories
Codex- books
Religion
Polytheistic
Prayed, offered blood
Sacrificed enemies
Pyramids and temples
Believed each day was a god
Economy
Based on trade and agriculture
Sometimes used cocoa beans for money
Downfall
Mysteriously abandoned cities in 800
Warfare?
Food shortage/famine?
http://www.history.com/topics/maya/videos#ask-history-did-the-maya-predict-2012
AztecsAztecs
LocationLocation
Central MexicoCentral Mexico Valley of MexicoValley of Mexico
TeotihuacanTeotihuacan ““City of the City of the
Gods”Gods” Near Mexico Near Mexico
CityCity Center for tradeCenter for trade
GovernmentGovernment Theocracy Theocracy
Emperor- absolute powerEmperor- absolute power Social classesSocial classes
NobilityNobility Govt. officials, priests, Govt. officials, priests,
military leadersmilitary leaders CommonersCommoners
Merchants, artisans, Merchants, artisans, soldiers, farmerssoldiers, farmers
SlavesSlaves
Society/CultureSociety/Culture TenochtitlaTenochtitla
nn Planned Planned
citycity RoadsRoads Aqueducts Aqueducts
Society/Culture cont.Society/Culture cont.
CalendarCalendar Same as the Same as the
MayansMayans 18 months of 20 18 months of 20
daysdays 5 extra days were 5 extra days were
bad luckbad luck
ReligionReligion
PolytheisticPolytheistic Adopted from Adopted from
the Toltecsthe Toltecs Rituals, festivals, Rituals, festivals,
offeringsofferings Sun godSun god
Nourished by Nourished by human bloodhuman blood
EconomyEconomy
TradeTrade MarketMarket
Bigger than Bigger than any in Spainany in Spain
AgricultureAgriculture Produce sold Produce sold
at marketat market
DownfallDownfall
Montezuma IIMontezuma II Last emperorLast emperor
Demand for more Demand for more tribute and sacrifice tribute and sacrifice caused oppressioncaused oppression
Spanish invadedSpanish invaded Hernando CortezHernando Cortez believed to be believed to be
QuetzalcoatlQuetzalcoatl
QuetzalcoatlQuetzalcoatl Feathered Feathered
serpent god of serpent god of Meso-AmericaMeso-America
God of learningGod of learning Symbol of death, Symbol of death,
and rebirthand rebirth Was overthrownWas overthrown Legend says he Legend says he
would returnwould return
http://www.history.com/topics/aztecs/videos#the-aztecs
IncasIncas
LocationLocation
PeruPeru Andes Andes
MountainsMountains
GovernmentGovernment
Central bureaucracyCentral bureaucracyTheocracyTheocracy
Ruler considered a descendent Ruler considered a descendent of the sun godof the sun god
Chiefs led groupsChiefs led groupsPachacutiPachacuti
Expanded kingdom into an Expanded kingdom into an empireempire
Society/CultureSociety/Culture
Road systemRoad system Used for tradeUsed for trade
QuipuQuipu- counting - counting device used to device used to record datarecord data
CalendarCalendar Day and nightDay and night Provided info about Provided info about
the Godsthe Gods
ReligionReligion
PolytheisticPolytheisticNature spiritsNature spirits
Sun, moon, stars, Sun, moon, stars, thunderthunder
Sacrificed llamas Sacrificed llamas and distributed and distributed goodsgoods Machu
Piccu
EconomyEconomy
Based on tradeBased on trade Early form of Early form of
socialismsocialism Government Government
controlled the controlled the economyeconomy
DownfallDownfall
Civil war broke Civil war broke outout
Francisco Francisco PizarroPizarro Spanish Spanish
conquistadorconquistador Conquered the Conquered the
Incas in 1535Incas in 1535