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Empires of the Americas Review
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Aztec and Inca similarities• Both the Aztec and Inca had complex
religious ceremonies• Both were conquered by the Spanish
with help from people they had conquered
• The Aztecs were conquered by Cortes• The Incas were conquered by Pizzaro
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Aztec King• The Aztec king that
was conquered by Cortes was Montezuma.
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Inca King• The Inca king that
was conquered by Pizzaro was Atahualpa.
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Mayan gods• The Maya
worshipped more than 160 gods.
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Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations
• All three complex architectural structures like pyramids and temples
• They were polytheistic, believing in many gods
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Where did the Inca come from?
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Where did the Aztec come from?
• The valley of Mexico
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Quipu• The accounting
system of the Inca that involved tying knots in rope
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More Inca achievements• Another Inca
achievement was the developed a system of roads
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Aztec Calendar• The Aztec developed
a calendar so they knew when to perform religious ceremonies.
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Mayan mathematics• Mayan mathematics was based on the
number 20• The system included the use of glyphs,
or picture writing
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Slash and Burn Agriculture• Mayan farmers practiced slash-and-
burn agriculture. They cut down and burned trees, then used the ash for fertilizer.
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Terraces• The Mayas also cut
terraces into the sides of mountains to make farming easier.
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Aztec capital city• The city the Aztecs built in the Valley of
Mexico was called Tenochtitlan.
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Chinampas• Aztecs living around
Tenochtitlan need to develop the farming of chinampas because they built Tenochtitlan on a lake.
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Cuzco• The capital of the Inca empire was
called Cuzco.
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Inca communications• The Inca used runners as messengers
so they could communicate over long distances.
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Inca religious beliefs• The Inca believed
that their leaders were direct descendants of sun god
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Maya population• The majority of the Maya people were
peasant farmers.
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Mayan Achievement• The Mayan made grade advancements
in the science of astronomy (the study of the stars)
• The Mayans also built pyramids, much like the Egyptians did. (So did the Inca)
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Mayan religious practices• The Mayans believed that the Gods
required sacrifices to keep them happy.
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Mayan ball game• The Mayans had a
ball game that resembles our game of soccer.
• Often at the end of the game the losers were sacrificed.
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• Where were most of the May settlements located?
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• Where is Macchu Piccu located?
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