Civilization Brochure
Mayans
Where Are They From?-
- They lived in Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador.
- Arts And Buildings-
- They would build pyramids to honor gods.
- There were two kinds of pyramids.
- The pyramid and the Kush Pyramid.
- Language and Writing-
- Spoke Spanish.
- Used Hieroglyphics to make observations.
- Hieroglyphics are symbols of writing.
- Structure (Government/ social classes-
- Had a king that ruled, and the priests were one of the most important.
- Ceremonies and festivals were held, ball games
- Believed in unhappy afterlife
- Had more than 160 gods
- Inventions? 2 for each civilization-
- Created the number system
- Created the calender
- Farming-
- Dug irrigation canals
- Slash and burn
- Had really good soil
Incas
Where Are They From?-
They were from Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina.
Had huge territory
Covered deserts, mountains, and rain forests.
Structure, Buildings-
Made little gold statues of llamas
Built suspension bridges
Tightly controlled government.
Built highway systems
Had gold that they used for art
Language, Writing-
Had no writing
They had something called a quipu.
Knots tied to colored rope of varied sizes
Structure (Government/ social classes-
Had many gods
The government makes decisions as to who farms, who trades, who marries, and are soldiers. Inventions?
Two Inventions for each civilization-
Blood transfusions and surgeries
Built suspension bridges Farming-
Created terraces on the side of the mountains
- These were flat areas for farming
Aztecs
Aztec:
Where Are They From?-
Came from West Mexico
Art and Building?-
Had a lot of pyramids
Built huge antique structures.
Language, and Writing-
Collected writings called glyphs
Structure (Government/Social Classes-
Men farmed, Women cured
Lived in large land based communities
Inventions? 2 for each civilization-
Codiacs
Calendars
Advances in astronomy.
Farming-
The men farmed and the women took care of families
Built raised garden beds
Farming was the basis of the Aztec economy
Corn, and chocolate were important crops