LATIN AMERICAN EMPIRES DURING THE MIDDLE AGES Latin

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LATIN AMERICAN EMPIRES DURING THE MIDDLE AGES

LATIN AMERICAN EMPIRES DURING THE MIDDLE AGES

Latin American Empires Three important native civilizations that began in Latin America were: •

Latin American Empires Three important native civilizations that began in Latin America were: • Maya • Aztec • Inca

MAYA • The Maya lived in southern Mexico, parts of Central America (Belize, and

MAYA • The Maya lived in southern Mexico, parts of Central America (Belize, and Guatemala). Their civilization was at its peak around 250 - 900 AD. • The Maya had city states ruled by kings and priests. • The Maya were polytheistic. They worshipped their gods by ritual sacrifice and blood-letting. • The Maya lived in a tropical wet climate with rainforests. They practiced slash and burn farming and grew squash and corn that they traded. • Represented by Chichen Itza http: //www. history. com/topics/maya

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AZTEC • The Aztec lived in dry and arid central Mexico. • Their capital

AZTEC • The Aztec lived in dry and arid central Mexico. • Their capital was Tenochtitlan and it was located on islands in a lake. Mexico City now stands on the ruins of the Aztec capital. • The Aztec were ruled by an emperor (famous Montezuma) • The Aztec had an economy based on farming and tribute (taxes) from conquered peoples. • The Aztec were also polytheistic, practiced sacrificial rituals and built large pyramids like the Maya. • The Aztec empire flourished from 1400 to about 1520. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=SNz. ERlekf PE

INCA • The Inca lived in South America in Peru and Chile. • The

INCA • The Inca lived in South America in Peru and Chile. • The Inca built a system of roads through the Andes Mountains to connect their empire. • The Inca did not have a writing system but they kept records with a complicated system of ropes with knots (quipu). • Famous city Machu Picchu • Ruled by an emperor • Economy based on high-altitude agriculture • Polytheistic religion and sacrificial rituals. • http: //www. nationalgeographic. com. au/videos/ancien t-megastructures/machu-picchu-inca-architecture 1475. aspx

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