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Central/Latin America
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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
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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
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Aztec• Location•Modern Day: Mexico City, Mexico
• Start/End•1200 A.D. to 1502 A.D.
• Major Cities•Teotihuacan
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Aztec• Government• Empire:
Emperor
Nobles: Govt officials, Generals, Religious Leaders
Commoners: Merchants, Crafts people, SoldiersFarmers who owned land
ENSLAVED PERSONS (SLAVES)
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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
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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
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Aztec• Economy•Trade: Obsidian, gold, textiles, and spices
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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
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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
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Inca• Religion•Polytheistic • Inti: Sun Worshipers
• Economy•Trade based on gold, textiles, and spices
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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