central/latin america

Central/Latin America

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

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

Aztec• Location•Modern Day: Mexico City, Mexico

• Start/End•1200 A.D. to 1502 A.D.

• Major Cities•Teotihuacan

Aztec• Government• Empire:

Emperor

Nobles: Govt officials, Generals, Religious Leaders

Commoners: Merchants, Crafts people, SoldiersFarmers who owned land

ENSLAVED PERSONS (SLAVES)

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

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

Aztec• Economy•Trade: Obsidian, gold, textiles, and spices

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

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

Inca• Religion•Polytheistic • Inti: Sun Worshipers

• Economy•Trade based on gold, textiles, and spices

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