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Mayans Incas Aztecs
Aztecs -
conquered by Cortez which they believed to be their god Quetzalcoatl
Conquered in the early 16th century
Religion is polytheistic, human offering very popular
Montezuma II was the leader of the Aztecs when this occurred
Very unique agriculture - Chinampas
Would use obsidian with there weaponry
their capital was Tenochtitlan
Number system was based on 20's
Key buildings -
Templo Mayor
Saint Cecilia Acatitlan
Great Pyramid of Cholula
Temples of the Sun and Moon
Mayans -
Tikal was there capital
their classic period was from mid 3rd century to very early 10th century
Religion was polytheistic and human sacrifices were common
There collapse is still unknown but they suggest a 200 year drought
Known for their calender
Popol Vuh is the book of creation
Key buildings -
Great Ball Court
Temple of the Jaguars
Temple of the Magician
El Castillo
Inca -
Cuzco is the capital
No real writing system
Quipo was used for both math and reading
polytheistic, didn't really do human sacrifices
created road system consisting of around 18k to 25k miles
conquered by the Pizarro and Spanish in the mid ti late 16th century
Massive civil war between brothers was occurring at this time
small pox was being spread
Pizarro had less than 200 men
Key building - Temple Hill
EC - tell why Spanish thought it was fine to attack and conquer the Aztecs and Incans
Why they thought it was okay....
Because they wanted
- more land
- more treasures
- also said they were savages and they were inhuman
- to teach them modern ways (mostly religion)
- they felt they had to make that place theirs as it was their discovery.
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