M.I.A and Spanish::
Aztec:
Conqured by Cortez which they believed to be their god Quetzalcoatl. Conquered in early 16th century. Religion: polytheistic, human offering or sacrifice very popular.
Mintezuma ll was the leader of the Aztecs when this occurred.
Very unique ag-chinipas- artificial islands they'd make out of mud sand.
WOuld use volcanic rock called OBSIDIAN with their weaponry.
Their capital city was Tenochtitlan. Number system was based on 20's. Key Buildings: Templo Mayor, Saint Cecilia Acatitlan-sacrificed at first, Great Pyramid of Cholulua- largest man made pyrimid by size of volume, Temples of the Sun and Moon- religious temple.
Mayans:
Tikal was their capital
Their classical period was from mid 3rd century to very early 10th century.
Religion: Polytheistic and human sacrifices were common.
Their collapsed is still not officially known but recent research would suggest that it was due to a drought for 200 years.
Known for their calander 12/21/12 end of world. Popol Vuh is their book of creation.
Key Buildings: Great Ball Court- play the ball game try to get it in the hoop, Temple of the Jaguars sacrifices happend after the game , Temple of the Magician- temple of dwarf that was given a challenge to build it in a day and did it, El Castillo- the castle in spanish
Incans-
Cuzco was their capital
No real writing system
Quipo(u)-system of knots- was used for both math and reading
Religion: Polytheistic, human sacrific was uncommon
Created a road system consisting of around 18k to 25k miles.
Conquered by the Pizarro and Spanish in the mid to late 16th century.
Emperor just died and 2 sons were fighting who should be emperor and Pizzaro went to the losing side for help telling them to help and everything would go back to normal. Pizzaro turned his back on the losing side
Massive civil war between brothers was occuring at this time. Small poz was being spread. Pizzarro had less than 200 men.
Key buildings: Temple Hill- Very religous building
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