Mayan Empire: Southern Mexico and Guatemala

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• Mayan Empire Southern Mexico and Guatemala

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Cities Tikal and Copan
Mayan People
Architecture
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Mayans built roads and bridges
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Heiroglyphics What are these?
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Mayan Acheivements
Calendar Mayan society kept track of the days
using these stone structures
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Mayan Math? (Maybe Schluter or Mrs. Kasbarian
can figure it out?)
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Aztecs Inhabited part of southern Mexico

• Tenochtitlan Not on main land- a bridge was
  built to and from the main land!

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Religion plays a central role in Aztec Life

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Based on the following pictures let us draw some
conclusions of the characteristics of the Incan
Empire
What can we conclude about the fate of the Incan
Empire?
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Why did the Incans have to build terraces?
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What were the Incans skilled in?
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How would the Incas use the sun?

• The Intihuatana ("tie the sun") is believed to
  have been designed as an astronomic clock by the
  Incas.

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The Incans were know for their practice in
medicine. How might this differ from modern
medicine?
understanding
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The Fall of these Ancient Civilizations
Based on these pictures what may the reasons be
for the fall of the Mayans, Aztecs and Incas?