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Maya
Aztec
Inca
Central America, Yucatan
central
mexico
(Valle Central)
central city: Cuzco
Maya
known
for
architecture
Maya
many cities (no
central city)
Aztec
central
city:
Teotihuacan
(in
the middle of a
lake
Aztec
human sacrifice to
preserve the sun
Inca
social
organization-almost socialist
Aztec
Inca
conquered by the
Spanish in 1521-Hernan Cortes
conquered
Pizarro
Aztec
Inca
South
Andes
by
American
They were incredibly
advanced
agriculturally.
Aztec
They were a warring
civilization.
Aztec
Aztec
Maya
Used common items
like cocoa beans and
cotton for currency.
When Europeans were
handed the cocoa in
exchange for goods
they ate the cocoa
thinking this was the
custom.
Ritualistic
sacrifice
was known to have
taken place.
Were
advanced
scientifically.
Developed the concept
of 0 and charted the
movement of the stars,
sun and moon.
Maya
Engaged in ritual sacrifice,
including children, who
they believed to be pure.
Aztec
Games were especially
important.
They
played a sport akin to
the
Mesoamerican
ballgame
named
tlachtli or ollamaliztli.
It was a furious sport
combining
the
athleticism
of
basketball, the brutality
of football, and the
strategy of baseball.
Aztec
Their
ruler
Moctezuma.
was
Maya,
Aztec, and
Inca
Small pox and other
European
diseases
killed thousands.
Aztec
They believed that the
Spanish were gods.
Maya
No sure reasons why
the civilization died
out.
Inca
Dominated a large area
of land in what is now
modern day Peru.
Inca
Francisco Pizarro is
believed
to
have
conquered the Incas.
Inca
Agriculturally
advanced; developed
irrigation techniques.
Inca
Atahualpa was their ruler at
the time of the conquest.