Red: Copy exactly as you see it

Yellow: Write in own words

Green: Follow along & discuss

Inca Achievements

Mayans:

• Stone Calendars

• Glyphs & Codex

• Astronomy

• Math

Review of Mayan Achievements

Aztecs:

• Chinampas

• Stone Calendars

• Glyphs

• Astronomy

Review of Aztec Achievements

• Used by Incas as calendars

• Kept track of seasons to know when to plant & harvest crops

Inca Temples

• Sasahuaman – Inca fortress built using stones, but no cement or mortar to hold stones in place

• Cities built in mountains without cement/mortar

Sasahuaman & Architecture

• Took place before Egyptian “mummies”

• Pre-Inca peoples mummified everybody (rich, poor, young, old, etc.)

Mummification

• Quipu used as counting tool

• No written language (all oral traditions)

Quipu & Language

Review: Compare & contrast MAI civilizations by creating a graphic organizer

1. Try to list shared details in middle of all 3 bubbles

2. List any details sharedbetween 2 civilizations in

middle of their 2 “bubbles”3. Write down unique

details inside bubble Don’t worry if you’re confused. There’s an example on the next slide!

Example: Mayans:

Math system

Aztecs:Chinampas

Incas:Quipu

MAI:Made

sacrifices

Wrote using glyphs

Conquered by Spanish

Achievements in math & counting