Inca-
Trade-silver llamas pots
Religion-
Vira Cocha- creator god
Life in three realms-
Pachamama- Kue outter earth, Hku unner world
Hannah- Sky god
other gods-
Sun god, inti most powerful
often made up god
thunder
lightning
flowers
Hukas-
place of worship, once a month, giant festivas
Writing-
Quipu- talking knots, llama hair
achievments- big bridges out of thick rope, math, extensive road work
agriculture- , soil
remained very fertile
cure for malaria
cocain
fall- spanyards had better weapons and incans had smallpox.
Ayllu- in government, political and social units before incan empire
Quipo- compunication without writing, knots.
Mita- Tribute to the inca gov. in the form of labor.
Codex-
Popel Vuh-
Glyph-
Aztecs-
Writing- Hyroglifics, pictographic
Agriculture- made an artifitial island for farming- Chinamps
Obsidian- Volcanic glass Used to sharpen weapons.
Trade-Slaves and canoes to move goods.
Religion- 13 heavens and 9 hells and made big temples to praise gods.
Government- emperor apointed people to rule different parts of the empire.
Tecuhtli- Highest ranked person in Aztec empire.
Acamapichtli- was a leader of the first Aztec empire.
Lost their power- Cortez was given gifts to leave but didn't and they took over the throne.
Math- Same as Mayans base of twenty.
Science- Discovered astronomy, and had a calender, 18 months and 365 days total.
Montezuma- Fifth Aztec emperor who was killed during the spanish conquest. Fought Cortez.
Quetzalcoati- was a christ like figure who was in the aztec times the creator of the earth. He said that he would one day return from his death to take back his throne.
Sacrificed people for the Sun god.
made other empires sacrifice for the sun god.
Native Americans-
Tribes-
Iroquois- built longhouses. built by rivers first then built uphill. sacred ball game marked winter was coming. hunting and farming. Had a council that would think of laws.
Pueblo- Rock and clay houses, wool and cotton. Kachina was a spiritual thing for rain and good crops.
How they lost power- battle of little big horn white men beat them. French and Indian war they fought together.
Religion- The animal they wore was the animal that watched over them. Totem poles were just to mark territory.
Odoodem- Native american term for Totem pole.
Pueblo- Made houses of adobe
Potlach- Gift giving festival and big feast and singing and dancing.
Agriculture- Farming Crops, crop rotation, corn beans, squash. hunting and gathering. Used hides to creep up on animals.
Language and writing-
Math and science- symbols
Trade- they traded with all the tribes and they traded with white people.
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