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Their influence and effects today
Aztec and Mayan Civilizations
1. THE AZTEC CIVILIZATION WAS DOMINANT IN THE
14TH, 15TH, AND 16TH CENTURIES IN WHAT IS NOW
MODERN DAY MEXICO.
2. OFTEN THE TERM "AZTEC" REFERS
EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PEOPLE OF
TENOCHTITLAN, SITUATED ON AN ISLAND IN
LAKE TEXCOCO, WHO CALLED THEMSELVES
MEXICA TENOCHCA OR COLHUA-MEXICA.
3. PRACTICED HUMAN SACRIFICE, PLAYED A
BALL GAME WITH A SMALL RUBBER BALL,
AND CITIES WERE LARGER AND CLEANER
THAN EUROPEAN CITIES OF THE TIME.
The Aztecs studied
the stars, moon
and sun to plan
conquest, plantings
and harvests and
made a visual
representation of it
like the one at the
right.
a. The Mayan civil ization was at i ts height of development from 250-900 A.D.
b. I t was primarily located in the Yucatan Peninsula.
c. Extensive Ruins are located there and are regularly studied and visi ted by both scholars and tourists .
The Mayan civilization continues to influence us today through their mathematics, and study ofastronomy. Their solar calendar was one of the most accurate of ancient times using only their eyes. It is 365 days and only misses the quarterday of each year.
National Geographic's
Representation of Mayan Culture
A Drawing on a Mayan Temple
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End of the Aztec